jawi-jawi

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay jawi-jawi.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌd͡ʒawi ˈd͡ʒawi/ [ˌd͡ʒa.wi ˈd͡ʒa.wi]
  • Rhymes: -awi
  • Syllabification: ja‧wi-ja‧wi

Noun

jawi-jawi (plural jawi-jawi)

  1. weeping fig

References

  • Alan M. Stevens, A. Ed. Schmidgall-Tellings (2010) A Comprehensive Indonesian-English Dictionary[1], second edition, Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, →ISBN, page 414

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒawi ˈd͡ʒawi/ [ˈd͡ʒa.wi ˈd͡ʒa.wi]

Noun

jawi-jawi (Jawi spelling جاوي٢)

  1. (botany) banana-leaf fig, Ficus rhododendrifolia

Descendants

  • Indonesian: jawi, jawi-jawi

Further reading