rawa

See also: Rawa, rawá, and Rawą

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay rawa.

Noun

rawa (plural rawa-rawa, first-person possessive rawaku, second-person possessive rawamu, third-person possessive rawanya)

  1. marsh, swamp

Further reading

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese rawa.

Noun

rawa

  1. swamp

Kavalan

Noun

rawa

  1. cloth

Makasar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrawa]

Adverb

rawa (Lontara spelling ᨑᨓ)

  1. below
    Antonym: rate

Malay

Noun

rawa (Jawi spelling راوا, plural rawa-rawa, informal 1st possessive rawaku, 2nd possessive rawamu, 3rd possessive rawanya)

  1. swamp, marsh, fen

Further reading

Old Javanese

Noun

rawa

  1. swamp

West Makian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈra.wa/

Noun

rawa

  1. a wave

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics
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