rawa
See also: Rawa
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay rawa.
Noun
rawa (plural rawa-rawa, first-person possessive rawaku, second-person possessive rawamu, third-person possessive rawanya)
- marsh, swamp
Further reading
rawa on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia id- “rawa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Etymology
From Old Javanese rawa.
Noun
rawa
- swamp
Kavalan
Noun
rawa
- cloth
Makasar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrawa]
Adverb
rawa (Lontara spelling ᨑᨓ)
- below
- Antonym: rate
Malay
Noun
rawa (Jawi spelling راوا, plural rawa-rawa, informal 1st possessive rawaku, 2nd possessive rawamu, 3rd possessive rawanya)
- swamp, marsh, fen
Further reading
- “rawa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old Javanese
Noun
rawa
- swamp
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈra.wa/
Noun
rawa
- a wave
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics