tawur

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtawur/ [ˈt̪a.wʊr]
  • Rhymes: -awur
  • Syllabification: ta‧wur

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦮꦸꦂ (tawur, “gang fight; sacrifice”), from Old Javanese tawur, tahur (“offering, sacrifice”).

Noun

tawur (plural tawur-tawur)

  1. brawl
  2. wet kawung leaves, arranged and pierced with a stick for the Ngalaksa traditional ceremony equipment
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sundanese tawur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabuR (“strew”), *-buR (“strew, sow; sprinkle”). Doublet of awur and tabur.

Noun

tawur (plural tawur-tawur)

  1. Cirebon batik pattern

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