bahawa

Malay

Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit भाव (bhāva).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bahawa/, /bahəwa/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [bahawə], [bahəwə]
• Rhymes: -wa, -a
• Hyphenation: ba‧ha‧wa

Conjunction

bahawa (Jawi spelling بهاوا)

1. Conjunctive that.

   Saya tahu bahawa dialah orangnya.

   I know that he is the one.

Usage notes

• Bahawa tends to be used only in formal language. The informal equivalent is yang.

Descendants

• Indonesian: bahwa

Further reading

• “bahawa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.