zawiat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay zawiat (edge, corner; small place of praying), from Arabic زَاوِيَة (zāwiya, angle, corner, edge; street corner; cell, hermitage; column).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /zaˈwiat/ [zaˈwi.at̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: za‧wi‧at

Noun

zawiat (plural zawiat-zawiat)

  1. (Islam, rare) a place for praying, smaller than a typical mosque; a musalla
    Synonym: musala

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic زَاوِيَة (zāwiya, angle, corner, edge; street corner; cell, hermitage; column).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zawiat/

Noun

zawiat (Jawi spelling زاوية, plural zawiat-zawiat)

  1. angle, corner
  2. a place for praying, smaller than a typical mosque; a musalla

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: zawiat