Javanese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Javanese prawīra (hero; brave), from Sanskrit प्रवीर (pravīra).

Noun

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ꦥꦿꦮꦶꦫ (prawira)

  1. hero

Adjective

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ꦥꦿꦮꦶꦫ (prawira)

  1. heroic, brave.
    Synonym: ꦏꦼꦤ꧀ꦝꦼꦭ꧀ (kendhel)

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: prawira

Further reading

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