Jawi

See also: jawi and JAWI

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay Jawi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒæwi/, /d͡ʒɑːwi/
  • Hyphenation: Ja‧wi

Proper noun

Jawi

  1. The Arabic alphabet or writing system used for Malay or related languages.
  2. (rare) The Malay language.

Translations

Anagrams

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay Jawi, Classical Malay جاوي (Jawi), from Arabic جَاوِيّ (jāwiyy, Javan, of Southeast Asian origin), a relative adjective (nisba) derived from جاوة (jāwa, Java) + ي (-i), from Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi), krama form of Javanese ꦗꦮ (jawa).

Proper noun

Jawi

  1. Jawi (alphabet)
  2. (rare) Malay (people and language)
    Synonym: Melayu
Derived terms
  • menjawikan
  • jawi pekan (Peranakan of Malay mixed South Asian descent)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (Jawi), honorific form of ꦗꦮ (Jawa).

Proper noun

Jawi

  1. A temple located in Prigen, Pasuruan, was built in 1300, and is the place where the ashes of King Kertanegara (the last king of Singasari) are kept.
  2. synonym of Jawa

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

Jawi

  1. romanization of ꦗꦮꦶ

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic جَاوِيّ (jāwiyy, Javan, of Southeast Asian origin), a relative adjective (nisba) derived from جاوة (jāwa, Java) + ي (-i), from Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi), krama form of Javanese ꦗꦮ (jawa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒawi/ [ˈd͡ʒa.wi]
  • Rhymes: -awi, -wi, -i
  • Hyphenation: Ja‧wi

Proper noun

Jawi (Jawi spelling جاوي)

  1. Jawi (alphabet)
    Coordinate term: Rumi
    tulisan JawiJawi writing
  2. Malay (people and language)
    Synonym: Melayu
    orang JawiMalay people
    bahasa Jawithe Malay language

Affixations

  • jawikan
  • penjawian

Compounds

  • bahasa Jawi
  • huruf Jawi
  • Jawi pekan
  • masuk Jawi
  • padi Jawi
  • tulisan Jawi

See also

Further reading

Anagrams

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed Jawa, jawa (Javanese, literally barley; grain) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒawi/
  • Rhymes: -wi
  • Hyphenation: Ja‧wi

Proper noun

Jawi

  1. Java: An island in the Indonesian Archipelago.

Adjective

Jawi

  1. Javanese

Derived terms

  • aṅajawi
  • jajawi

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi) (inherited)

Further reading

  • "Jawi" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.