wiwaha

Balinese

Etymology

From Old Javanese wiwāha, from Sanskrit विवाह (vivāha, “marriage, wedding”).

Noun

wiwaha (Balinese script ᬯᬶᬯᬵᬳ)

1. marriage

Descendants

• → Indonesian: wiwaha

Further reading

• “wiwaha”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Balinese wiwaha, from Old Javanese wiwāha, from Sanskrit विवाह (vivāha).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /wiˈwaha/ [wiˈwa.ha]
• Rhymes: -aha
• Syllabification: wi‧wa‧ha

Noun

wiwaha (plural wiwaha-wiwaha)

1. (Hinduism) synonym of pernikahan (“marriage, wedding”)

Further reading

• “wiwaha”, 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

wiwaha

1. romanization of ꦮꦶꦮꦲ

Sundanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit विवाह (vivāha, “marriage”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wi.wa.ha/

Noun

wiwaha (Sundanese script ᮝᮤᮝᮠ)

1. reason; consideration

References

• Coolsma, S (1913), Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij