prawira

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦥꦿꦮꦶꦫ (prawira, “hero; heroic, brave”), from Old Javanese prawīra (“hero; brave”), from Sanskrit प्रवीर (pravīra). Doublet of perwira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [praˈwira]
• Hyphenation: pra‧wi‧ra

Adjective

prawira

1. (dialect, Java) heroic, brave.

   Synonyms: gagah, berani

Further reading

• “prawira” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

prawira

1. Romanization of ꦥꦿꦮꦶꦫ