jawab
English
Etymology
From Hindi जवाब (javāb), from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb, “answer, reply”).
Noun
jawab (plural jawabs)
- (India, historical) An answer, especially a dismissal, or a woman's rejection of a marriage proposal.
- (India) Anything erected or planted as a symmetrical double.
- 2010, Kenneth Pletcher, The Geography of India: Sacred and Historic Places (page 96)
- Flanking the mausoleum […] are two symmetrically identical buildings — the mosque, which faces east, and its jawab, which faces west and provides aesthetic balance.
- 2010, Kenneth Pletcher, The Geography of India: Sacred and Historic Places (page 96)
Alternative forms
- jawaub
References
- Henry Yule; A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903), “jawaub”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […], page 456.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay jawab (“answer”), from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb, “answer, reply”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.wap̚/
- Hyphenation: ja‧wab
Noun
jawab (first-person possessive jawabku, second-person possessive jawabmu, third-person possessive jawabnya)
- answer
- Synonyms: balas, sahut
Derived terms
- berjawab
- berjawab-jawaban
- jawaban
- menjawab
- penjawab
- terjawab
- tanggung jawab
Further reading
- “jawab” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Etymology
From Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb).
Noun
jawab
- answer
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒawap/
- Rhymes: -awap, -wap, -ap
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [d͡ʒä.wäp̚]
Verb
jawab (Jawi spelling جواب)
- to answer
- Bagaimanakah kamu menjawab soalan nombor 10?
- How did you answer question number 10?
- Bagaimanakah kamu menjawab soalan nombor 10?
- to reply; to respond
- Apakah cara yang betul untuk menjawab komen-komen kurang ajar di media sosial?
- What is the correct way to respond to mean comments on social media?
- Apakah cara yang betul untuk menjawab komen-komen kurang ajar di media sosial?
Derived terms
- jawapan
- jawaban
Descendants
- Indonesian: jawab
Further reading
- “jawab” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.