warita

'Are'are

Verb

warita

1. be old

Synonyms

• rahu'a

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Old Javanese wrĕta, wṛtta (“metre; event; rumour, news”)), from Prakrit, from Sanskrit वृत्त (vṛtta). Doublet of berita, warta, urit, and urita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waˈrita/
• Hyphenation: wa‧ri‧ta
• Rhymes: -ta, -a

Noun

warita (plural warita-warita, first-person possessive waritaku, second-person possessive waritamu, third-person possessive waritanya)

1. (archaic) news

   Synonyms: berita, info, informasi, kabar, warta, kisah, siaran, uar-uar, urit, urita, wara-wara

2. (archaic) story

   Synonym: cerita

Further reading

• “warita” 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.