mewah
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay mewah. Compare to Temiar eniwoh (“festivity, commemoration, celebration”), Javanese ꦲꦺꦮꦸꦃ (éwuh, “busy”), Old Javanese ewuh, ewĕh, iwĕh, iwö (“difficult; to have as an object of care, have at heart, mind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛwah/
- Hyphenation: mè‧wah
- Rhymes: -wah, -ah, -h
Adjective
mèwah
- luxurious, deluxe, extravagant
- abundant
- chic
Derived terms
- bermewah-mewah
- bermewah-mewahan
- kemewahan
Further reading
- “mewah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
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Noun
mewah (plural mewasegoh)
- boy