Jawi

See also: jawi and JAWI

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay Jawi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒæwi/, /d͡ʒɑːwi/
• Hyphenation: Ja‧wi

Proper noun

Jawi

1. The Arabic alphabet or writing system used for Malay or related languages.
2. (rare) The Malay language.

Translations

an alphabet

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 爪夷文 (zh) (zhuǎyíwén)

• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: 자위 문자 (jawi munja)
• Malay: Jawi (ms)

  Jawi: جاوي (ms)

• Persian: جاوی (fa) (jâvi)
• Russian: джа́ви m (džávi)
• Spanish: jawi (es) m

Anagrams

• Ijaw

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒawi/ [ˈd͡ʒa.wi]
• Rhymes: -awi
• Syllabification: Ja‧wi
• Homophone: jawi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay Jawi, Classical Malay جاوي (Jawi), from Arabic جَاوِيّ (jāwiyy, “Javan, of Southeast Asian origin”), a relative adjective (nisba) derived from جاوة (jāwa, “Java”) + ي (-i), from Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi), krama form of Javanese ꦗꦮ (jawa).

Proper noun

Jawi

1. Jawi (alphabet)
2. (rare) Malay (people and language)

   Synonym: Melayu

Derived terms

Affixations

• menjawikan

Compounds

• Jawi pekan (“Peranakan of Malay mixed South Asian descent”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (Jawi), honorific form of ꦗꦮ (Jawa).

Proper noun

Jawi

1. A temple located in Prigen, Pasuruan, was built in 1300, and is the place where the ashes of King Kertanegara (the last king of Singasari) are kept.
2. synonym of Jawa

Further reading

• “Jawi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), 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

Borrowed from Arabic جَاوِيّ (jāwiyy, “Javan, of Southeast Asian origin”), a relative adjective (nisba) derived from جاوة (jāwa, “Java”) + ي (-i), from Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi), krama form of Javanese ꦗꦮ (jawa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒawi/ [ˈd͡ʒa.wi]
• Rhymes: -awi, -wi, -i
• Hyphenation: Ja‧wi

Proper noun

Jawi (Jawi spelling جاوي)

1. Jawi (alphabet)

   Coordinate term: Rumi

   tulisan Jawi ― Jawi writing

2. Malay (people and language)

   Synonym: Melayu

   orang Jawi ― Malay people

   bahasa Jawi ― the Malay language

Derived terms

Affixations

• jawikan, menjawikan
• penjawian

Compounds

• bahasa Jawi
• huruf Jawi
• Jawi pekan
• masuk Jawi
• padi Jawi
• tulisan Jawi

Descendants

• > Indonesian: Jawi (inherited)

See also

• jawi

Further reading

• "Jawi" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Anagrams

• jiwa

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed Jawa, jawa (“Javanese”, literally “barley; grain”); -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒawi/
• Rhymes: -wi
• Hyphenation: Ja‧wi

Proper noun

Jawi

1. Java: An island in the Indonesian Archipelago.

Adjective

Jawi

1. Javanese

Derived terms

• aṅajawi
• jajawi

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi) (inherited)

Further reading

• "Jawi" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.