purbawisesa

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of purba- +‎ wisesa, from Javanese ꦥꦸꦂꦧꦮꦶꦱꦺꦱ (purbawisésa, “dominance; power”, literally “prime abundant”), from Old Javanese pūrwa (“prominent; first”) +‎ wiśeṣa (“eminent, excellent; supreme”), from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva) +‎ विशेष (viśeṣa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʊrbawiˈsɛsa]
• Hyphenation: pur‧ba‧wi‧sè‧sa

Noun

purbawisèsa

1. (dialect) dominance.
2. (dialect) power.

Synonyms

• kekuasaan

Further reading

• “purbawisesa” 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

purbawisesa

1. Romanization of ꦥꦸꦂꦧꦮꦶꦱꦺꦱ.