tawar

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtawar/ [ˈt̪a.war]
• Rhymes: -awar
• Syllabification: ta‧war

From Malay tawar, from Classical Malay tawar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaD (“to bargain, haggle over the price”).

tawar

1. to bargain; basic/imperative of menawar

From Malay tawar, from Classical Malay tawar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaR (“tasteless; neutralize something efficacious, as an antidote for poison”) or Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaR (“tasteless, insipid; powerless; antidote, as against snakebite”).

tawar

1. related to taste
   1. bland

      Synonym: hambar

   2. tasteless (having no flavour)
      • a. 2004, Asrul Sani, Orang Dalam Perahu:

        Hendak ke mana angin
        buritan ini membawa daku
        sedang laut tawar tiada mau tahu
        dan bintang

        Where the wind goes?
        This stern is bringing me
        while the sea is fresh, no one wanted to know
        and stars

   3. (of liquid) not salty

      Antonym: asin

2. related to improvement
   1. calm

      Synonym: reda

   2. (of sickness) better

      Synonym: reda

3. related to ungoodness
   1. unfriendly; cold

      Synonym: dingin

   2. not happy; unhappy

      Antonym: gembira

   3. not effective; ineffective

      Antonym: manjur

• “tawar” 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.

• IPA^(key): /tawar/
• Rhymes: -awar, -ar
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [täwäː]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaD (“to bargain, haggle over the price”). Compare Malay táwad (“discount; bargaining; asking for a discount; haggling over prices”).

tawar (Jawi spelling تاور)

1. to offer

   Cuba tawarkan air teh kat atuk.

   Try offering some tea to Granpa.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaR (“tasteless; neutralize something efficacious, as an antidote for poison”) or Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaR (“tasteless, insipid; powerless; antidote, as against snakebite”). Compare Old Javanese tawa (“powerless, weak, inefficacious, harmless”).

tawar (Jawi spelling تاور)

1. plain; bland (of a flavour)

   Tawarnya air teh ni!

   This tea is so bland!

• “tawar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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