bahawa

Probably from Sanskrit भाव (bhāva).

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /baˈhawə/ [baˈha.wə]

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  • Rhymes: -wə, -ə

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /baˈhawa/ [baˈha.wa]

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  • Rhymes: -wa, -a
• Hyphenation: ba‧ha‧wa

bahawa (Jawi spelling بهاوا)

1. (formal) Conjunctive that.

   Synonym: yang (informal)

   Saya tahu bahawa dialah orangnya.

   I know that he is the one.

• bahawa tends to be used only in formal language. The informal equivalent to it is yang.

• Indonesian: bahwa

• “bahawa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.