ꦤꦧꦶ

Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.bi/
  • Rhymes: -bi
  • Hyphenation: na‧bi

Etymology 1

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦤꦧꦶ
Pegon نابي
Roman nabi

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Noun

ꦤꦧꦶ (nabi)

  1. center, navel

Etymology 2

Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦤꦧꦶ
Pegon نبي
Roman nabi

Borrowed from Malay nabi, from Arabic نَبِيّ, نَبِيء (nabiyy, nabīʔ, “nabi, prophet”).

Noun

ꦤꦧꦶ (nabi)

  1. prophet
  2. (Islam) nabi

Further reading

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