gurawés

Sundanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡu.raˈwes/

Adjective

gurawés

1. steep (of gradients, e.g. surface, slope, etc.)
   • 1930, “Mangle. Amengan ka Goenoeng Talagabodas”, in Volksalmanak Soenda XII, Bale Poestaka, page 236:

     Talaga teh kaboedeur koe pasir, toer gurawes matak lĕwang, loehoerna ratoesan elo...

     [Talaga téh kabudeur ku pasir, tur gurawés matak lewang, luhurna ratusan élo...]

     The lake is surrounded by hills, which are frighteningly steep. Their heights hundreds of ells tall...

Further reading

• Maman Sumantri, et al. (1985) Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia