arwah

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay arwah, from Classical Malay ارواح (arwah), from Arabic أَرْوَاح (ʔarwāḥ), plural of رُوح (rūḥ). Doublet of roh.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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arwah (first-person possessive arwahku, second-person possessive arwahmu, third-person possessive arwahnya)

  1. spirit, soul: the soul of dead human.
    Synonyms: atma, hayat, jiwa, nyawa, roh
  2. (figurative) spirit
    Synonyms: jiwa, psike, semangat, spirit

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