ꦗꦶꦮ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese jīwa, from Sanskrit जीव (jīva), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰiHwás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.wɔ/
• Rhymes: -wɔ
• Hyphenation: ji‧wa

Noun

ꦗꦶꦮ (jiwa)

1. soul, spirit
2. life
3. person
4. state of mind

Derived terms

• ꦏꦗꦶꦮꦤ꧀ (kajiwan)
• ꦚ꧀ꦗꦶꦮꦤꦶ (nyjiwani)
• ꦱꦗꦶꦮ (sajiwa)

 

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “jiwa”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN