dewi

See also: Dewi

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *dauyeti. Brythonic cognates are Breton deviñ, Welsh deifio, and Goidelic cognates are Irish dóigh (“burn”), Scottish Gaelic dòth and Manx daah.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈdɛwi]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈdɛwi]

Verb

dewi

1. to kindle

References

• Cornish-English Dictionary from Maga's Online Dictionary
• Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 37

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit देवी (devī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dewi/
• Rhymes: -ewi, -wi, -i

Noun

dewi (Jawi spelling ديوي, plural dewi-dewi, informal 1st possessive dewiku, 2nd possessive dewimu, 3rd possessive dewinya)

1. goddess (female deity)
2. deity (a powerful entity that possesses numerous miraculous powers)

Synonyms

• tuhan / توهن
• hiang / yang / yang-yang / هياڠ / يڠ / يڠ٢
• ilah / اله

See also

• dewa / ديوا m

Further reading

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

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛu̯.i/

Verb

dewi

1. Soft mutation of tewi.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tewi	dewi	nhewi	thewi
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.