nyawa
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay nyawa, from Proto-Malayic *ñawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa. Compare Siraya xinawa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɲawa]
- Hyphenation: nya‧wa
Noun
nyawa (plural nyawa-nyawa, first-person possessive nyawaku, second-person possessive nyawamu, third-person possessive nyawanya)
- life
- Synonyms: hayat, hidup, kehidupan
- soul, spirit
- Synonyms: arwah, atma, hayat, jiwa, psike, roh, semangat, spirit
Affixed terms
- bernyawa
- bersenyawa
- senyawa
- senyawaan
Further reading
- “nyawa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
nyawa
- Romanization of ꦚꦮ.
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *ñawa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa (compare Siraya xinawa).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /ɲawə/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ɲawa/
- Rhymes: -awə, -wə, -ə
Noun
nyawa (Jawi spelling ڽاوا, plural nyawa-nyawa, informal 1st possessive nyawaku, 2nd possessive nyawamu, 3rd possessive nyawanya)
- life
- soul
- Jika seseorang itu mati, nyawanya sudah tiada.
- If a person is dead, his soul has left.
- Jika seseorang itu mati, nyawanya sudah tiada.
Usage notes
Life or soul as a term of endearment; life in its association with the breath, and in the narrow sense of not being dead; soul in the sense that it can exist apart from the body.
Synonyms
- (life): hidup, kehidupan, hayat
- (soul): roh, jiwa, atma
Derived terms
Regular affixed derivations:
- bernyawa [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Descendants
- Indonesian: nyawa
References
- "nyawa" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
- “nyawa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Tabaru
Etymology
From Malay nyawa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲa.wa/
Noun
nyawa
- a person
References
- Edward A. Kotynski (1988), “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics
Tausug
Noun
nyawa
- soul, spirit
Ternate
Etymology
From Classical Malay ڽاوا (nyawa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲa.wa/
Noun
nyawa
- the soul
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh