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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay piawai, from Minangkabau .
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: pi‧a‧wai
Adjective
piawai
- skillful, clever.
- Synonyms: cakap, pandai, mampu
- right,
- true, conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
- Synonym: betul
- (figuratively) complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true.
- Synonym: adil
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay piawai.
Derived terms
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
From Minangkabau .
Pronunciation
Adjective
piawai (Jawi spelling ڤياواي)
- standard (falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.)
- Synonyms: baku, standard
- skillful, clever
- Synonyms: cekap, pandai, pintar
- right, true (conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct)
- Synonyms: betul, tepat
Noun
piawai (plural piawai-piawai, informal 1st possessive piawaiku, 2nd possessive piawaimu, 3rd possessive piawainya)
- standard
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
Descendants
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian piawai.
Further reading