java
See also: Java, javā, Jáva, jäva, and Javą
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑː.və/
- Rhymes: -ɑːvə
Etymology 1
From Java, an island on and near which a particular blend of coffee is made. The US use of the term to refer to any coffee originated in San Francisco, an early center of the US coffee trade.[1]
Noun
java (countable and uncountable, plural javas)
- A blend of coffee imported from the island of Java.
- (US, colloquial) Coffee in general.
- 2008 January–February, “70 Ways to Improve Every Day of the Week”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, ISSN 1054-4836, page 135:
- 45 have some joe Week's almost over—now bring it home. Austrian researchers found that a cup of java resulted in a 45-minute boost of brain activity in the regions responsible for attention, concentration, and short-term memory.
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Related terms
- Java
Etymology 2
From French java.
Noun
java (plural javas)
- A dance popular in France in the early 20th century.
- 2015, Luc Sante, The Other Paris: An illustrated journey through a city's poor and Bohemian past, Faber & Faber, →ISBN:
- The java is the dance of the moment among a certain less desirable crowd, and this prohibition is enough to keep out the desperadoes who foregather every afternoon at the Petit-Balcon dance hall down the street.
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Further reading
Java (dance) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- Gregory Dicum (April 8, 2010), “Small Bay Area Coffee Roasters Spread Out”, in New York Times
Albanian
Noun
java f
- definite of javë
French
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒa.va/
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Noun
java f (plural javas)
- (dance) a popular dance developed in 1920s Paris
- 1936, “La java de Cézigue”, performed by Edith Piaf:
- On vous corne dans les oreilles / Que les javas sont toutes pareilles / Et ben ceux qui disent ça / C'est qu'ils connaissent pas / Cézigue et sa java. Hop !
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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Derived terms
- faire la java
Further reading
- “java”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- java (danse) on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
Hungarian
Etymology
Lexicalization of the jav- stem variant of the adjective jó (“good”) + -a (possessive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjɒvɒ]
- Hyphenation: ja‧va
- Rhymes: -vɒ
Noun
java (uncountable)
- (with a possessive suffix) the best (part) (the best or most important part of something)
- A java még hátravan! ― The best (part) is yet to come!
- (with a possessive suffix) someone’s benefit, advantage, interest
- Ez az ő javát szolgálja. ― This is for his/her own good. (literally, “…serves…”)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | java | — |
| accusative | javát | — |
| dative | javának | — |
| instrumental | javával | — |
| causal-final | javáért | — |
| translative | javává | — |
| terminative | javáig | — |
| essive-formal | javaként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | javában | — |
| superessive | javán | — |
| adessive | javánál | — |
| illative | javába | — |
| sublative | javára | — |
| allative | javához | — |
| elative | javából | — |
| delative | javáról | — |
| ablative | javától | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | javáé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | javáéi | — |
| Possessive forms of java | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | javam | — |
| 2nd person sing. | javad | — |
| 3rd person sing. | java | — |
| 1st person plural | javunk | — |
| 2nd person plural | javatok | — |
| 3rd person plural | javuk | — |
Derived terms
- javában
- javából
- javára
Related terms
- javak
- jó
- színe-java
Further reading
- java , redirecting to certain senses of jó in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Latvian
Noun
java f (4th declension)
- (construction) mortar (building material)
Declension
Declension of java (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | java | javas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | javu | javas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | javas | javu |
| dative (datīvs) | javai | javām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | javu | javām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | javā | javās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | java | javas |
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀚𑀯 (Brahmi script)
- जव (Devanagari script)
- জৰ (Bengali script)
- ජව (Sinhalese script)
- ဇဝ or ၹဝ (Burmese script)
- ชว or ชะวะ (Thai script)
- ᨩᩅ (Tai Tham script)
- ຊວ or ຊະວະ (Lao script)
- ជវ (Khmer script)
- 𑄎𑅇 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit जव (java).
Noun
java m
- speed
- strength
Further reading
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “java”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From jȃv.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jǎːʋa/
- Hyphenation: ja‧va
Noun
jáva f (Cyrillic spelling ја́ва)
- reality
- The state opposite of the sleeping or dreaming state, wakefulness.
Declension
Declension of java
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | java | jave |
| genitive | jave | java |
| dative | javi | javama |
| accusative | javu | jave |
| vocative | javo | jave |
| locative | javi | javama |
| instrumental | javom | javama |
Related terms
- jȃv
References
- “java” in Hrvatski jezični portal