dewa

See also: Dewa and de wa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay dewa, from Sanskrit देव (deva, “god”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɛ.wa/
  • Hyphenation: dè‧wa
  • Rhymes: -wa, -a

Noun

dewa

  1. god (male deity)
  2. (figurative) idol

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • kedewaan
  • memperdewa
  • memperdewakan
  • mendewa-dewakan
  • mendewakan
  • pendewaan
  • Dewa (Balinese brahmin title)

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

dewa

  1. Rōmaji transcription of では

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit देव (deva, “god”).

Pronunciation

Noun

dewa (Jawi spelling ديوا‎, plural dewa-dewa, informal 1st possessive dewaku, 2nd possessive dewamu, 3rd possessive dewanya)

  1. god (deity)

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • dewaraja

See also

Maltese
Root
d-w-j
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic دَوَى‎ (dawā).

Verb

dewa (imperfect jidwi)

  1. to sound, ring, echo
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