mewah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mewah. Compare to Temiar eniwoh (“festivity, commemoration, celebration”), Javanese éwuh (“busy”), Old Javanese ewuh, ewĕh, iwĕh, iwö (“difficult; to have as an object of care, have at heart, mind”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmewah/ [ˈme.wah]
• Rhymes: -ewah
• Syllabification: me‧wah

Adjective

méwah (comparative lebih mewah, superlative paling mewah)

1. luxurious, deluxe, extravagant
2. abundant
3. chic

Derived terms

• bermewah-mewah
• bermewah-mewahan
• kemewahan

Further reading

• “mewah”, 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

Malay

Etymology

Compare to Temiar eniwoh (“festivity, commemoration, celebration”), Javanese ꦲꦺꦮꦸꦃ (éwuh, “busy”), Old Javanese ewuh, ewĕh, iwĕh, iwö (“difficult; to have as an object of care, have at heart, mind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛwah/
• Hyphenation: mè‧wah
• Rhymes: -wah, -ah, -h

Adjective

mèwah (comparative lebih mewah, superlative paling mewah)

1. luxurious, deluxe, extravagant
2. abundant
3. chic

Derived terms

• bermewah-mewah
• bermewah-mewahan
• kemewahan

Yurok

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mewah/

Noun

mewah (plural mewasegoh)

1. boy