perbawa
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- prabawa (nonstandard)
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦿꦧꦮ (prabawa, “awesomeness, majesty, splendour; authority; nobility; supernatural power; ruler power”), from Old Javanese prabhāwa (“might, power, strength; an extraordinary, supernatural potency; light”), from Sanskrit प्रभाव (prabhāva, “importance; greatness; prowess; influence; impact”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pərˈbawa]
- Hyphenation: pêr‧ba‧wa
Noun
perbawa (plural perbawa-perbawa)
- nobleness, majesty, sublime, grandeur
- Synonym: keluhuran
- influence, impact, authority
- Synonyms: kewibawaan, pengaruh
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Further reading
- “perbawa” 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.