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 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