aswa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit अश्व (aśva, “horse”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háśwas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćwas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.wa/
• Hyphenation: as‧wa

Noun

aswa (first-person possessive aswaku, second-person possessive aswamu, third-person possessive aswanya)

1. horse.

   Synonym: kuda

Further reading

• “aswa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.