kawanua

Indonesian

Etymology

Reconstructed as ke- +‎ benua or ke- +‎ wanua, from Tombulu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈwanua̯]
• Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧nua

Noun

kawanua (plural kawanua-kawanua)

1. Minahasan people

   Synonym: orang Minahasa

2. compatriot: somebody from one's own country

   Synonyms: kompatriot, senegara

Related terms

• banua
• benua
• wanua

Further reading

• “kawanua”, 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