pawaka

See also: Pawaka

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pawaka. From Sanskrit पावक (pāvaka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /paˈwaka/ [paˈwa.ka]
• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: pa‧wa‧ka

Noun

pawaka (uncountable)

1. (literary or poetic) fire (chemical reaction)

   Synonym: api

Further reading

• “pawaka”, 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

Borrowed from Sanskrit पावक (pāvaka).

Pronunciation

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /paˈwaka/ [paˈwa.ka]
  • Rhymes: -aka
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /paˈwakə/ [paˈwa.kə]
  • Rhymes: -akə
• Hyphenation: pa‧wa‧ka

Noun

pawaka (Jawi spelling ڤاواک, uncountable)

1. (literary) fire (chemical reaction)

   Synonyms: (more common) api, nyalaan

Descendants

• > Indonesian: pawaka (inherited)

Further reading

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