adiwira

Learned borrowing from Malay adiwira. By surface analysis, adi- +‎ wira.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /adiˈwira/ [a.diˈwi.ra]
• Rhymes: -ira
• Syllabification: a‧di‧wi‧ra

adiwira (plural adiwira-adiwira)

1. (uncommon) superman; superhuman; superhero (male superhero)

   Synonym: pahlawan super

• “adiwira” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Calque of English superhero as from adi- +‎ wira.

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /adiˈwira/ [a.diˈwi.ra]
• Rhymes: -ira
• Hyphenation: a‧di‧wi‧ra

adiwira (Jawi spelling اديويرا, plural adiwira-adiwira)

1. superhero
   • 2011 March 15, Khadijah Ibrahim, “Boboi Boy adiwira hebat”, in Utusan Malaysia:

     Tanya sahaja pada kanak-kanak, siapakah adiwira atau superhero pujaan mereka, pasti ada yang menjawab Ben 10, Shinichi Kudo dalam siri Detective Conan, Ultraman dan sebagainya.

     Ask kids who is their favourite superhero, and some will confidently answer either Ben 10, Shinichi Kudo from the Detective Conan series, Ultraman or so their like.