Jawi
English edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Malay Jawi.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Jawi
- The Arabic alphabet or writing system used for Malay or related languages.
- The Malay language.
Translations edit
an alphabet
Anagrams edit
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
Jawi
- Romanization of ꦗꦮꦶ
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic جاوي (“Javan, of Southeast Asian origin”), a relative adjective (nisba) derived from جاوة (jāwa, “Java”) + ي (-i), from Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi), krama form of Javanese ꦗꦮ (jawa).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Jawi (Jawi spelling جاوي)
- Jawi (alphabet)
- Coordinate term: Rumi
- tulisan Jawi ― Jawi writing
- Malay (people and language)
- Synonym: Melayu
- orang Jawi ― Malay people
- bahasa Jawi ― the Malay language
Affixations edit
Compounds edit
Further reading edit
- “Jawi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.