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Noun

kawi

obsolete spelling of gabi

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.wi/

Noun

kawi m (uncountable)

Old Javanese (language)
Synonym: vieux javanais

Indonesian

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kawi

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkawi]
Hyphenation: ka‧wi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦮꦶ (kawi), from Old Javanese kawi (“poet”), from Sanskrit कवि (kavi).

Noun

kawi (plural kawi-kawi)

Old Javanese:
1. the oldest attested form of Javanese language spoken up to the thirteenth century
2. the oldest and most extensive written language of Southeast Asia (chiefly, in terms of written records, and the most extensive in the number and variety of its texts)
(Java) poet, author
Synonyms: pengarang, pujangga
(literature) typical Javanese idioms with Old Javanese language in poetry

Related terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic قَوِي (qawī, “strong”).

Adjective

kawi (comparative lebih kawi, superlative paling kawi)

strong
Synonyms: kuat, kukuh, sakti

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Buginese ᨀᨓᨗ (kawi).

Verb

kawi

(Bugis) traditional Buginese tie or binding technique

Javanese

Romanization

kawi

romanization of ꦏꦮꦶ

Karao

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kami, from Proto-Austronesian *kami.

Pronoun

kawi

we; us (exclusive of the person spoken to)

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कवि (kavi, “poet”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.wi/
Rhymes: -wi
Hyphenation: ka‧wi

Noun

kawi

poet

Derived terms

akakawin
aṅawi
kakawin
prakawi

anāgatakawi
candana kawi
kawi mambaṅ
kawi nagara
kawi rājya
kawi taruṇa
kawi wiku
kawi śūnya
kawīndra rājya
mahākawi
para kawi
puru kawi
rājyakawi
sarwakawi
sutra kawi

Descendants

Javanese: ꦏꦮꦶ (kawi, “Old Javanese; poet”)
→ Balinese: ᬓᬯᬶ (kawi, “Old Javanese”)

Swahili

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya): (file)

Noun

kawi class IX (plural kawi class X)

energy

Tagalog

Alternative forms

caui, cavy — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈwiʔ/ [kɐˈwɪʔ]
Rhymes: -iʔ
Syllabification: ka‧wi

Noun

kawî (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜒ) (obsolete)

revealing of an accomplice more than what is necessary

Derived terms

kawiin
kumawi
magkawi
makawi
mangkawi

Etymology 2

Possibly from Javanese ꦏꦮꦶ (kawi, “poet”), from Old Javanese kawi (“poet”), from Sanskrit कवि (kavi, “poet”). Compare Indonesian kawi.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkawiʔ/ [ˈkaː.wɪʔ]
Rhymes: -awiʔ
Syllabification: ka‧wi

Noun

kawì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜒ) (obsolete)

jargon (for two people especially when they do not want to be understood by others)
Synonyms: balbal, islang, salitang malabo, takitaki, tigbuhol

Kawian mo siyang pakiusapan.
Talk to him using jargons.

Usage notes

Fr. Domingo de los Santos (1835) gave several examples of kawi in usage, such as gonco for kugon, sapu for pusa, soa for aso, bigtu for tubig, saang drengpacotaba for ang sa padreng tabako, golin for Linggo, drope for Pedro, and onng̃aylis na for ngay-on nalis (complete aspect of malis, archaic alternative form of umalis).

Derived terms

ikawi
kawian
kawiin
magkawi

Anagrams

iwak, ikaw, wika

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Verb

kawi (third plural indicative kawiyòk, third singular present indicative absentative kawiyo, initial change kè-, reduplication këk-, initial change and reduplication kèhk-) (animate intransitive)

(animate, intransitive) to sleep