waspada

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay waspada, from Javanese ꦮꦱ꧀ꦥꦢ (waspada), from Old Javanese waspada.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /wasˈpada/ [wasˈpa.da]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: was‧pa‧da

Adjective

waspada (comparative lebih waspada, superlative paling waspada)

1. cautious, watchful, on the alert, wary

   Synonym: awas

Derived terms

• berwaspada
• diwaspadai
• kewaspadaan
• mewaspadai
• mewaspadakan

Related terms

• awas
• was
• wawas
• wawasan

Further reading

• “waspada”, 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

waspada

1. romanization of ꦮꦱ꧀ꦥꦢ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Compound of was, wās (“clear”); pada (“matter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /was.ˈpa.da/
• Rhymes: -da
• Hyphenation: was‧pa‧da

Adjective

waspada

1. clear: free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.

Derived terms

• amaspada
• amaspadākĕn
• kawaspadan
• winaspada
• winaspadākĕn

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦮꦱ꧀ꦥꦢ (waspada) (inherited)
• >? Malay: waspada
  • > Indonesian: waspada (inherited)

Further reading

• "waspada" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.