darwis
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay darwis, from Persian درویش (darviš), from Middle Persian dlgwš (driyōš, “poor, needy”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈdarwis/
- Rhymes: -arwis
- Syllabification: dar‧wis
Noun
darwis (plural darwis-darwis)
References
- ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144
Further reading
- “darwis” 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.