Jawi

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See also: jawi and JAWI

English

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay Jawi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒæwi/, /d͡ʒɑːwi/
  • Hyphenation: Ja‧wi

Proper noun

Jawi

  1. The Arabic alphabet or writing system used for Malay or related languages.
  2. The Malay language.

Translations

Anagrams

Javanese

Romanization

Jawi

  1. Romanization of ꦗꦮꦶ

Malay

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Etymology

From Arabic جاوي (“Javan, of Southeast Asian origin”), a relative adjective (nisba) derived from جاوة (jāwa, “Java”) + ي (-i), from Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi), krama form of Javanese ꦗꦮ (jawa).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Jawi (Jawi spelling جاوي)

  1. Jawi (alphabet)
    Coordinate term: Rumi
    tulisan Jawi ― Jawi writing
  2. Malay (people and language)
    Synonym: Melayu
    orang Jawi ― Malay people
    bahasa Jawi ― the Malay language

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