atawa

Acehnese

Acehnese Spelling
EBAYD	atawa
Husaini
Jawoe	اتوا

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अथवा (athavā, “or”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at̠aˈwa/
• Hyphenation: a‧ta‧wa

Conjunction

atawa (Jawoe spelling اتوا)

1. or

   Synonym: émma

   Nyoe atawa jéh? ― This or that?

References

• “atawa”, in Kamus Aceh Indonesia [Acehnese-Indonesian Dictionary] (Seri K; 85), Seri 1. A-L [Volume 1. A-L] (eBook; overall work in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, 1985, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 39
• “اتوا”, in Woordenboek der Atjehsche Taal [Dictionary of the Acehnese Language]‎^[1] (overall work in Dutch), Den Haag: 's Gravenhage : Martinus Nijhoff, 1889, page 2

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese athawa, from Sanskrit अथवा (athavā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atawa/

Conjunction

atawa (Balinese script ᬅᬣᬯᬵ)

1. or

Further reading

• “atawa”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Javanese

Romanization

atawa

1. romanization of ꦲꦠꦮ

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अथवा (athavā, “or, rather”).

Conjunction

atawa

1. (uncommon) alternative form of atau

Further reading

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

Yogad

Noun

atawá

1. spouse; husband; wife