rawa

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See also: Rawa, rawá, and Rawą

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay rawa.

Noun

rawa (plural rawa-rawa, first-person possessive rawaku, second-person possessive rawamu, third-person possessive rawanya)

  1. marsh, swamp

Further reading

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese rawa.

Noun

rawa

  1. swamp

Kavalan

Noun

rawa

  1. cloth

Makasar

Pronunciation

Adverb

rawa (Lontara spelling ᨑᨓ)

  1. below
    Antonym: rate

Malay

Noun

rawa (Jawi spelling راوا, plural rawa-rawa, informal 1st possessive rawaku, 2nd possessive rawamu, 3rd possessive rawanya)

  1. swamp, marsh, fen

Further reading

Old Javanese

Noun

rawa

  1. swamp

West Makian

Pronunciation

Noun

rawa

  1. a wave

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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