Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay déwana, from Classical Persian دیوانه (dēvāna, mad, insane, crazy).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɛˈwana/
  • Hyphenation: dè‧wa‧na
  • Rhymes: -na, -a

Adjective

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dèwana

  1. (archaic) madly in love

References

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  1. ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

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