jawab

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani جواب (jvāb) / जवाब (javāb), from Classical Persian جواب (jawāb), from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb, “answer, reply”).

Noun

jawab (plural jawabs)

  1. (India, historical) An answer, especially a dismissal, or a woman's rejection of a marriage proposal.
  2. (India) Anything erected or planted as a symmetrical double.
    • 2010, Kenneth Pletcher, The Geography of India: Sacred and Historic Places, page 96:
      Flanking the mausoleum […] are two symmetrically identical buildings — the mosque, which faces east, and its jawab, which faces west and provides aesthetic balance.

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jawab (“answer”), from Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb, “answer, reply”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒa.wap̚/
  • Hyphenation: ja‧wab

Noun

jawab (first-person possessive jawabku, second-person possessive jawabmu, third-person possessive jawabnya)

  1. answer
    Synonyms: balas, sahut

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Javanese

Etymology

From Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb).

Noun

jawab

  1. answer

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic جَوَاب (jawāb).

Pronunciation

Verb

jawab (Jawi spelling جواب)

  1. to answer
    Bagaimanakah kamu menjawab soalan nombor 10?
    How did you answer question number 10?
  2. to reply; to respond
    Synonyms: balas, sahut
    Apakah cara yang betul untuk menjawab komen-komen kurang ajar di media sosial?
    What is the correct way to respond to mean comments on social media?

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Descendants

  • Indonesian: jawab

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