perwara

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रावर (prāvara, “fence, enclosure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pərˈwara]
• Hyphenation: pêr‧wa‧ra

Noun

perwara (plural perwara-perwara, first-person possessive perwaraku, second-person possessive perwaramu, third-person possessive perwaranya)

1. (archaic) female escort of the king.
2. (archaic) queen.

   Synonyms: permaisuri, ratu

3. guardian or peripheral temple.

   Synonym: candi pewara

Further reading

• “perwara” 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.