perwara
Indonesian
Etymology
From Sanskrit प्रावर (prāvara, “fence, enclosure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pərˈwara]
- Hyphenation: pêr‧wa‧ra
Noun
perwara (plural perwara-perwara, first-person possessive perwaraku, second-person possessive perwaramu, third-person possessive perwaranya)
- (archaic) female escort of the king.
- (archaic) queen.
- Synonyms: permaisuri, ratu
- guardian or peripheral temple.
- Synonym: candi pewara
Further reading
- “perwara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.