purwa

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Balinese

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Romanization

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purwa

  1. Romanization of ᬧᬹᬃᬯ᭄ᬯ

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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purwa

  1. old, beginning, previous.
    Synonyms: mula-mula, permulaan, dahulu

Noun

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

  1. a type of wayang
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Further reading

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Javanese

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Romanization

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purwa

  1. Romanization of ꦥꦸꦂꦮ