dawuh
Balinese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Unknown. Cognate to Sundanese dawuh (“period of time”).
Noun
dawuh (Balinese script ᬥᬯᬸᬄ)
Etymology 2
Noun
dawuh (Balinese script ᬥᬯᬸᬄ)
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese dhawuh (“command, order; to command; to tell, word”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈdawuh/ [ˈda.wʊh]
- Rhymes: -awuh
- Syllabification: da‧wuh
Noun
dawuh (plural dawuh-dawuh)
Derived terms
- berdawuh
- mendawuh
- pendawuh
Further reading
- “dawuh” 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.
Sundanese
Etymology 1
From Old Sundanese dawuh (“stroke of the hour, time”). Cognate to Old Javanese ḍawuh (“falling, coming down; to fall, come down; stroke of the hour”), Balinese dawuh (“time”).
Noun
dawuh (Sundanese script ᮓᮝᮥᮂ)
- period of time
Derived terms
Related terms
| Sundanese register set | |
|---|---|
| lemes | dawuh, timbalan |
| loma | paréntah |
Etymology 2
From Javanese dhawuh (“to command, to tell, word”)
Noun
dawuh (Sundanese script ᮓᮝᮥᮂ)
References
- “Dawuh” in Jonathan Rigg, A Dictionary of the Sunda language (1862), page 103.
- "dawuh" in Maman Sumantri, Atjep Djamaludin, Achmad Patoni, R.H. Moch. Koerdie, M.O. Koesman, Epa Sjafei Adisastra. (1985) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia