purbawisesa
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of purba- + wisesa, from Javanese ꦥꦸꦂꦧꦮꦶꦱꦺꦱ (purbawisésa, “dominance; power”, literally “prime abundant”), from Old Javanese pūrwa (“prominent; first”) + wiśeṣa (“eminent, excellent; supreme”), from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva) + विशेष (viśeṣa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pʊrbawiˈsɛsa]
- Hyphenation: pur‧ba‧wi‧sè‧sa
Noun
purbawisèsa
- (dialect) dominance.
- (dialect) power.
Synonyms
- kekuasaan
Further reading
- “purbawisesa” 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
purbawisesa
- Romanization of ꦥꦸꦂꦧꦮꦶꦱꦺꦱ.