jawi

See also: Jawi, and JAWI

Gurindji

Noun

jawi

1. fire
2. firewood

References

• Gurindji language words from the 50 words project from the Research Unit for Indigenous Language at the University of Melbourne. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒa.wi/
• Rhymes: -wi
• Hyphenation: ja‧wi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi, “wild ox, wild bull”).

Noun

jawi (plural jawi-jawi, first-person possessive jawiku, second-person possessive jawimu, third-person possessive jawinya)

1. cow

   Synonyms: lembu, sapi

Etymology 2

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Noun

jawi (plural jawi-jawi, first-person possessive jawiku, second-person possessive jawimu, third-person possessive jawinya)

1. (botany) Ficus rhododendrifolia.

Derived terms

• jawi-jawi
• jejawi

 

Further reading

• “jawi” 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

jawi

1. Romanization of ꦗꦮꦶ

Malay

Etymology

From Minangkabau jawi (“cow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒawi/
• Rhymes: -wi, -i

Noun

jawi (Jawi spelling جاوي, plural jawi-jawi, informal 1st possessive jawiku, 2nd possessive jawimu, 3rd possessive jawinya)

1. A cow.

   Synonym: lembu

Compounds

• anak jawi (beloved son)

 

Further reading

• “jawi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈja.vi/
• Rhymes: -avi
• Syllabification: ja‧wi

Verb

jawi

1. third-person singular present of jawić

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	jawi
Brazilian standard	fawi
New Tribes	jawi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hʷavi]

Noun

jawi

1. Alternative form of jaawi (“black curassow”)

Yindjibarndi

Noun

jawi

1. song