rawa

See also: Rawa, rawá, and Rawą

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay rawa, from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *rawaq (“swamp; morass”). Cognate with Javanese ꦫꦮ (rawa) and Tagalog lawa (“lake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.wa/, [ˈra.wa]
• Hyphenation: ra‧wa

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Noun

rawa (plural rawa-rawa)

1. marsh, swamp

Further reading

• rawa on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^id
• “rawa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese rawa.

Noun

rawa

1. swamp

Kavalan

Noun

rawa

1. cloth

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrawa]

Adverb

rawa (Lontara spelling ᨑᨓ)

1. below

   Antonym: rate

Malay

Etymology

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *rawaq (“swamp; morass”). Cognate with Javanese ꦫꦮ (rawa) and Tagalog lawa (“lake”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor) IPA^(key): /ˈrawə/ [ˈra.wə]
• (Penang, Bahasa Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈrawa/ [ˈra.wa]
• Hyphenation: ra‧wa

Noun

rawa (Jawi spelling راوا, plural rawa-rawa or rawa²)

1. swamp; marsh; fen

Further reading

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