purwa

Balinese

Romanization

purwa

1. Romanization of ᬧᬹᬃᬯ᭄ᬯ

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• purwa-

Etymology

From Javanese ꦥꦸꦂꦮ (purwa, “ancient, beginning”), from Old Javanese pūrwa (“beginning, front, eastern”), from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva). Doublet of purba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʊrwa]
• Hyphenation: pur‧wa

Adjective

purwa

1. old, beginning, previous.

   Synonyms: mula-mula, permulaan, dahulu

Noun

purwa (first-person possessive purwaku, second-person possessive purwamu, third-person possessive purwanya)

1. a type of wayang

Related terms

• purba

 

Further reading

• “purwa” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

purwa

1. Romanization of ꦥꦸꦂꦮ