garwa

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦂꦮ (garwa, “wife”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡarwa]
• Hyphenation: gar‧wa

Noun

garwa (plural garwa-garwa, first-person possessive garwaku, second-person possessive garwamu, third-person possessive garwanya)

1. (dialect) wife.

   Synonym: istri

Derived terms

• garwa ampeyan
• garwa ampil
• garwa padmi

 

Further reading

• “garwa” 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

garwa

1. Romanization of ꦒꦂꦮ.

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गर्व (garva, “pride, arrogance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡar.wa/
• Rhymes: -wa
• Hyphenation: gar‧wa

Adjective

garwa

1. proud
2. arrogant
3. infuriated, savage, frenzied

Derived terms

• kagarwan

 

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦒꦂꦮ (garwa) (inherited)

Further reading

• "garwa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Sundanese

Romanization

garwa

1. Romanization of ᮌᮁᮝ