menawar
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məˈnawar/ [məˈna.war]
- Rhymes: -awar
- Syllabification: me‧na‧war
Etymology 1
Verb
mênawar
- (active voice, transitive) to ward off, remove or neutralize the effect of something (such as poison, spell, etc.)
Etymology 2
From meng- + tawar (“to bargain”).
Verb
mênawar
- (active voice, transitive) to bargain
Further reading
- “menawar” 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.