ꦗꦶꦮ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese jīwa, from Sanskrit जीव (jīva), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰiHwás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.wɔ/
  • Rhymes: -wɔ
  • Hyphenation: ji‧wa

Noun

ꦗꦶꦮ (jiwa)

  1. soul, spirit
  2. life
  3. person
  4. state of mind

Derived terms

  • ꦏꦗꦶꦮꦤ꧀ (kajiwan)
  • ꦚ꧀ꦗꦶꦮꦤꦶ (nyjiwani)
  • ꦱꦗꦶꦮ (sajiwa)

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “jiwa”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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