dewa

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See also: Dewa and de wa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay dewa, from Sanskrit देव (deva, “god”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛ.wa/
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  • Hyphenation: dè‧wa
  • Rhymes: -wa, -a

Noun

dewa

  1. god (male deity)
  2. (figurative) idol

Usage notes

Together with its female counterpart dewi (“goddess”), these words are only used in the sense of polytheistic deities.

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Related terms

  • Dewa (Balinese brahmin title)

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

dewa

  1. Rōmaji transcription of では

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit देव (deva, “god”).

Pronunciation

Noun

dewa (Jawi spelling ديوا, plural dewa-dewa, informal 1st possessive dewaku, 2nd possessive dewamu, 3rd possessive dewanya)

  1. god (deity)

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Derived terms

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Maltese

Root
d-w-j
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic دَوَى (dawā).

Pronunciation

Verb

dewa (imperfect jidwi, past participle midwi, active participle diewi, verbal noun diwi)

  1. to sound, to ring, to echo

Conjugation

    Conjugation of dewa
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m dwejt dwejt dewa dwejna dwejtu dwew
f dwiet
imperfect m nidwi tidwi jidwi nidwu tidwu jidwu
f tidwi
imperative idwi idwu

Polish

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dewa

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit देव (deva).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.va/
  • Rhymes: -ɛva
  • Syllabification: de‧wa

Noun

dewa m pers

  1. (Hinduism) deva (one of the benevolent deities involved in constant conflict with the more power-seeking Asuras)
    Coordinate term: asura

Declension

Declension of dewa
singular plural
nominative dewa dewowie
genitive dewy dewów
dative dewie dewom
accusative dewę dewów
instrumental dewą dewami
locative karatece dewach
vocative dewo dewowie

Further reading

  • dewa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • dewa in PWN's encyclopedia
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