tawar

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tawar/
• Rhymes: -war, -ar

Etymology 1

From Malay tawar, from Classical Malay tawar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaD (“to bargain, haggle over the price”).

Verb

tawar

1. Informal form of menawar (“to bargain”).

Derived terms

• bertawar-tawaran
• bertawaran
• menawar
• menawari
• menawarkan
• penawar
• penawaran
• tawar-menawar
• tawaran

 

• tawar gatra

 

Etymology 2

From Malay tawar, from Classical Malay tawar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaR (“tasteless; neutralize something efficacious, as an antidote for poison”) or Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaR (“tasteless, insipid; powerless; antidote, as against snakebite”).

Adjective

tawar

1. related to taste
   1. bland

      Synonym: hambar

   2. tasteless (having no flavour)
      • a. 2004, Asrul Sani, Orang Dalam Perahu:

        Hendak ke mana angin
        buritan ini membawa daku
        sedang laut tawar tiada mau tahu
        dan bintangu̯

        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   3. (of liquid) not salty

      Antonym: asin

2. related to improvement
   1. calm

      Synonym: reda

   2. (of sickness) better

      Synonym: reda

3. related to ungoodness
   1. unfriendly; cold

      Synonym: dingin

   2. not happy; unhappy

      Antonym: gembira

   3. not effective; ineffective

      Antonym: manjur

Derived terms

• ketawaran
• menawar
• menawari
• menawarkan
• penawar
• penawaran
• tawaran

 

• tawar hambar
• tawar mawar

 

Further reading

• “tawar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tawar/
• Rhymes: -awar, -ar
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [täwäː]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaD (“to bargain, haggle over the price”). Compare Malay táwad (“discount; bargaining; asking for a discount; haggling over prices”).

Verb

tawar (Jawi spelling تاور)

1. to offer

   Cuba tawarkan air teh kat atuk.

   Try offering some tea to Granpa.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penawaran [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• tawaran [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaR (“tasteless; neutralize something efficacious, as an antidote for poison”) or Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaR (“tasteless, insipid; powerless; antidote, as against snakebite”). Compare Old Javanese tawa (“powerless, weak, inefficacious, harmless”).

Adjective

tawar (Jawi spelling تاور)

1. plain; bland (of a flavour)

   Tawarnya air teh ni!

   This tea is so bland!

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• ketawaran [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• setawar [comparability] (se-)

Further reading

• “tawar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary 1
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary 2
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary 3