bowo

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbowo/ [ˈbo.wo]
• Rhymes: -owo
• Syllabification: bo‧wo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Nias [Term?].

Noun

bowo (plural bowo-bowo)

1. the dowry from the groom consists of several pigs with a certain chest size

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦮ (bawa).

Noun

bowo (plural bowo-bowo)

1. leader in the arts of santiswara

Further reading

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

Nias

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboʋo/

Noun

bowo (mutated form mbowo)

1. blossom

References

• Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 48.