purwa-

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦥꦸꦂꦮ (purwa, “ancient, beginning”), from Old Javanese pūrwa (“beginning, front, eastern”), from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva). Doublet of purba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʊrwa]
• Hyphenation: pur‧wa

Prefix

purwa-

1. old, beginning, previous.

Alternative forms

• purwa

Derived terms

Indonesian terms prefixed with purwa-

Further reading

• “purwa-” 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.