wiwaha
Balinese
Etymology
From Old Javanese wiwāha, from Sanskrit विवाह (vivāha, “marriage, wedding”).
Noun
wiwaha (Balinese script ᬯᬶᬯᬵᬳ)
Descendants
- → Indonesian: wiwaha
Further reading
- “wiwaha” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Balinese wiwaha, from Old Javanese wiwāha, from Sanskrit विवाह (vivāha).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /wiˈwaha/ [wiˈwa.ha]
- Rhymes: -aha
- Syllabification: wi‧wa‧ha
Noun
wiwaha (plural wiwaha-wiwaha)
- (Hinduism) synonym of pernikahan (“marriage, wedding”)
Further reading
- “wiwaha” 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.
Javanese
Romanization
wiwaha
- romanization of ꦮꦶꦮꦲ
Sundanese
Etymology
From Sanskrit विवाह (vivāha, “marriage”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wi.wa.ha/
Noun
wiwaha (Sundanese script ᮝᮤᮝᮠ)
References
- Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij