purwa

purwa

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• purwa-

Etymology

From Javanese purwa (ꦥꦸꦂꦮ, “ancient, beginning”), from Old Javanese pūrwa (“beginning, front, eastern”), from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva). Doublet of purba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʊrwa]
• Hyphenation: pur‧wa

Adjective

purwa

1. old, beginning, previous.

   Synonyms: mula-mula, permulaan, dahulu

Noun

purwa (first-person possessive purwaku, second-person possessive purwamu, third-person possessive purwanya)

1. a type of wayang

Related terms

• purba

 

Further reading

• “purwa” 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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Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese pūrwa (“beginning, front, eastern”), from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva).

Noun

purwa (krama ngoko wétan, kawi purwa)

1. (literary) east, one of compass points

Coordinate terms

• (compass points)

Ngoko Basic register
lor kulon lor lor wétan kulon wétan kidul kulon kidul kidul wétan
Krama Polite register
lèr kilèn lèr lèr wétan kilèn wétan kidul kilèn kidul kidul wétan
Kawi Literary terms
nurwitri utara narasunya pascima purwa kanéya duksina byabya

Adjective

purwa

1. (literary) eastern