mewah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mewah. Compare to Temiar eniwoh (“festivity, commemoration, celebration”), Javanese ꦲꦺꦮꦸꦃ (éwuh, “busy”), Old Javanese ewuh, ewĕh, iwĕh, iwö (“difficult; to have as an object of care, have at heart, mind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛwah/
• Hyphenation: mè‧wah
• Rhymes: -wah, -ah, -h

Adjective

mèwah

1. luxurious, deluxe, extravagant
2. abundant
3. chic

Derived terms

• bermewah-mewah
• bermewah-mewahan
• kemewahan

 

Further reading

• “mewah” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Compare to Temiar eniwoh (“festivity, commemoration, celebration”), Javanese ꦲꦺꦮꦸꦃ (éwuh, “busy”), Old Javanese ewuh, ewĕh, iwĕh, iwö (“difficult; to have as an object of care, have at heart, mind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛwah/
• Hyphenation: mè‧wah
• Rhymes: -wah, -ah, -h

Adjective

mèwah

1. luxurious, deluxe, extravagant
2. abundant
3. chic

Derived terms

• bermewah-mewah
• bermewah-mewahan
• kemewahan

 

Yurok

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mewah/

Noun

mewah (plural mewasegoh)

1. boy