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Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay waspada, from Javanese ꦮꦱ꧀ꦥꦢ (waspada), from Old Javanese waspada.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wasˈpada/
- Hyphenation: was‧pa‧da
Adjective
waspada
- cautious, watchful, on the alert, wary.
- Synonym: awas
Derived terms
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
waspada
- Romanization of ꦮꦱ꧀ꦥꦢ
Old Javanese
Etymology
Compound of was, wās (“clear”) + pada (“matter”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /was.ˈpa.da/
- Rhymes: -da
- Hyphenation: was‧pa‧da
Adjective
waspada
- clear: free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- "waspada" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.