cerawat
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay cerawat, from Thai จรวด (jà-rùuat).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˈrawat/ [t͡ʃəˈra.wat̪̚]
- Rhymes: -awat
- Syllabification: ce‧ra‧wat
Noun
cerawat (plural cerawat-cerawat)
- (literary) fire arrow, rocket
Derived terms
- cerawat bahaya (“distress flare”)
- cerawat payung (“rocket flare”)
Further reading
- “cerawat” 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.
Malay
Alternative forms
- ceruat
Etymology
Borrowed from Thai จรวด (jà-rùuat).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˈrawat/ [t͡ʃəˈra.wat̪̚]
Noun
cerawat (Jawi spelling چراوت, plural cerawat-cerawat)
See also
References
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “chĕrawat”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 217
Further reading
- “cerawat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.