dewata

English

Noun

dewata (plural dewatas)

1. Alternative form of devata.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit देवता (devatā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /deˈwata/ [deˈwa.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: de‧wa‧ta

Noun

dewata (plural dewata-dewata)

1. a god; a devata
2. astrapia (any of the birds in the genus Astrapia, found in New Guinea)

Javanese

Romanization

dewata

1. romanization of ꦢꦺꦮꦠ

Malay

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:

dewata

Wikipedia ^ms

Etymology

From Sanskrit देवता (devatā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈwata/ [deˈwa.t̪a]

Noun

dewata (Jawi spelling ديوات, plural dewata-dewata or dewata²)

1. god with high power and position

Descendants

• Indonesian: dewata
• → Cebuano: diwata, divata, diuata — obsolete
  • → English: diwata
  • → Tagalog: diwata
• → Hiligaynon: diwata

Further reading

• "dewata" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017