jawi

See also: Jawi and JAWI

Gurindji

Noun

jawi

1. fire
2. firewood

References

• Gurindji language words from the 50 words project from the Research Unit for Indigenous Language at the University of Melbourne. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi, “wild ox, wild bull”).

Noun

jawi (plural jawi-jawi)

1. (dialectal, Java) cow

   Synonyms: lembu, sapi

Derived terms

• pacu jawi

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay jawi-jawi (“banana-leaf fig”).

Noun

jawi (plural jawi-jawi)

1. (botany) Ficus rhododendrifolia

Derived terms

• jawi-jawi
• jejawi

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 Minangkabau jawi (“cow”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

jawi (Jawi spelling جاوي, plural jawi-jawi or jawi²)

1. A cow.

   Synonym: lembu

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• anak jawi (“beloved son”)

Further reading

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

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈja.vi/
• Rhymes: -avi
• Syllabification: ja‧wi

Verb

jawi

1. third-person singular present of jawić

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	jawi
Brazilian standard	fawi
New Tribes	jawi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hʷavi]

Noun

jawi

1. alternative form of jaawi (“black curassow”)

Yindjibarndi

Noun

jawi

1. song