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bowo

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Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Nias [Term?].

Noun

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bowo (plural bowo-bowo)

  1. the dowry from the groom consists of several pigs with a certain chest size

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Javanese ꦧꦮ (bawa).

Noun

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bowo (plural bowo-bowo)

  1. leader in the arts of santiswara

Further reading

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Nias

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Noun

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bowo (mutated form mbowo)

  1. blossom

References

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  • Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 48.