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Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Malay rawi, from Arabic رَاوٍ (rāwin, “narrator”).
Noun
rawi (plural rawi-rawi or para rawi)
- hadith narrator
- Synonym: perawi
- (of hadith) narration
- Synonym: riwayat
- (rare) Synonym of pendongeng (“storyteller, story maker”)
Verb
rawi (active merawi, passive dirawi)
- to tell (a hadith)
- Synonyms: riwayat, riwayatkan
- (rare) Synonym of dongeng (“to tell (a story)”)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Malay rawi, from Sanskrit रवि (ravi).
Proper noun
rawi
- (obsolete) Synonym of matahari (“sun”)
Jamamadí
Verb
rawi
- (Banawá) to write
References
Malay
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Arabic رَاوٍ (rāwin, “narrator”).
Noun
rawi (Jawi spelling راوي, plural rawi-rawi, informal 1st possessive rawiku, 2nd possessive rawimu, 3rd possessive rawinya)
- hadith narrator.
- Synonyms: perawi, periwayat
- storyteller and story writer
- Synonyms: pencerita, periwayat, pengarang
Affixations
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit रवि (ravi), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂reu-i-.
Noun
rawi (Jawi spelling راوي, plural rawi-rawi, informal 1st possessive rawiku, 2nd possessive rawimu, 3rd possessive rawinya)
- (archaic) sun
- Synonyms: matahari, mentari, syamsi, suria
Further reading
Matlatzinca
Adjective
rawi
- one
References
- Roberto Escalante Hernández, Marciano Hernández, Matlatzinca de San Francisco Oxtotilpan, Estado de México (1999)