wanita
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay wanita, from Sanskrit वनिता (vanitā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wa.ni.ta/
- Hyphenation: wa‧ni‧ta
- Rhymes: -ita, -ta
Noun
wanita (first-person possessive wanitaku, second-person possessive wanitamu, third-person possessive wanitanya)
- woman, lady
Coordinate terms
- pria, waria
Derived terms
- kewanitaan
- kewanita-wanitaan
Compounds
- kaum wanita
- teman wanita
- wanita karier
- wanita tunasusila
Further reading
- “wanita” 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 wanita.
Noun
wanita
- a woman
Romanization
wanita
- Romanization of ꦮꦤꦶꦠ
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit वनिता (vanitā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wanita/
- Rhymes: -ta, -a
- Hyphenation: wa‧ni‧ta
Noun
wanita (Jawi spelling وانيتا, plural wanita-wanita, informal 1st possessive wanitaku, 2nd possessive wanitamu, 3rd possessive wanitanya)
- a female person; woman, lady
- Synonyms: betina, kaum Hawa, kaum ibu, perempuan, wadun
- Antonym: lelaki
Derived terms
- kewanitaan
- pewanitaan
Compounds
- kaum wanita
- teman wanita
- tuala wanita
- wanita tunasusila
References
- "wanita" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
Further reading
- “wanita” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Anagrams
- tawani
Old Javanese
Etymology
From Sanskrit वनिता (vanitā).
Noun
wanita
- a woman