wira

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ̀da.

• IPA^(key): /ˈw⁽ᵝ⁾i.ɽa/

-ŵira (infinitive kuŵíra)

1. (intransitive) to boil

   Synonym: -gaduka

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -ŵiritsa

From Malay wira, from Sanskrit वीर (vīra).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈwira/ [ˈwi.ra]
• Rhymes: -ira
• Syllabification: wi‧ra

wira (plural wira-wira or para wira)

1. (archaic) hero

   Synonym: pahlawan

2. (archaic) man

   Synonym: laki-laki

wira (comparative lebih wira, superlative paling wira)

1. (archaic) heroic

   Synonym: perwira

• “wira” 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.

Borrowed from Sanskrit वीर (vīra).

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ˈwirə/ [ˈwi.rə]
  • Rhymes: -irə

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈwira/ [ˈwi.ra]
  • Rhymes: -ira
• Hyphenation: wi‧ra

wira (Jawi spelling ويرا, plural wira-wira)

1. hero

• kewiraan

• Indonesian: wira

• Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, pages 198-199

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

wira

1. cup
2. digging scoop

wira

1. fat, thick