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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay adiwira by surface analysis, adi- + wira, from Sanskrit अधि (adhi, “super”) + वीर (vīra, “hero”); calque of Dutch superheld (“superhero”) or English superhero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: adi‧wi‧ra
Noun
adiwira (plural adiwira-adiwira)
- (Java) superman; superhuman; superhero (male superhero)
- Synonym: pahlawan super
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
Affixed adi- + wira from Sanskrit अधि-वीर (adhivīra, “superhero”), calque of English superhero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: adi‧wi‧ra
- Rhymes: -a
Noun
adiwira (Jawi spelling اديويرا, plural adiwira-adiwira, informal 1st possessive adiwiraku, 2nd possessive adiwiramu, 3rd possessive adiwiranya)
- superhero
2011 March 15, Khadijah Ibrahim, “Boboi Boy adiwira hebat”, in Utusan Malaysia:Tanya sahaja pada kanak-kanak, siapakah adiwira atau superhero pujaan mereka, pasti ada yang menjawab Ben 10, Shinichi Kudo dalam siri Detective Conan, Ultraman dan sebagainya.- Ask kids who is their favourite superhero, and some will confidently answer either Ben 10, Shinichi Kudo from the Detective Conan series, Ultraman or so their like.