tawar
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Malay tawar, from Classical Malay tawar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaD (“to bargain, haggle over the price”).
Verb edit
tawar
- Informal form of menawar (“to bargain”).
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Malay tawar, from Classical Malay tawar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaR (“tasteless; neutralize something efficacious, as an antidote for poison”) or Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaR (“tasteless, insipid; powerless; antidote, as against snakebite”).
Adjective edit
tawar
- related to taste
- bland
- Synonym: hambar
- tasteless (having no flavour)
- a. 2004, Asrul Sani, Orang Dalam Perahu:
- Hendak ke mana angin
buritan ini membawa daku
sedang laut tawar tiada mau tahu
dan bintangu̯- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (of liquid) not salty
- Antonym: asin
- bland
- related to improvement
- related to ungoodness
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “tawar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaD (“to bargain, haggle over the price”). Compare Malay táwad (“discount; bargaining; asking for a discount; haggling over prices”).
Verb edit
tawar (Jawi spelling تاور)
- to offer
- Cuba tawarkan air teh kat atuk.
- Try offering some tea to Granpa.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaR (“tasteless; neutralize something efficacious, as an antidote for poison”) or Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaR (“tasteless, insipid; powerless; antidote, as against snakebite”). Compare Old Javanese tawa (“powerless, weak, inefficacious, harmless”).
Adjective edit
tawar (Jawi spelling تاور)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “tawar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary 1
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary 2
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary 3