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bawa.

to carry, bring, take

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈbawa/Standard-Indonesian[ˈba.wa]Standard-Indonesian

  1. to carry, bring, take

    Tadi belanjaanya dibawa oleh saya.
    Dia mau membawa anaknya ke pasar.

  2. to host

    Mereka dijadwalkan untuk membawa acara bulan ini.

  3. to involve (to entangle in a confusing or troublesome situation)

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay bawa, from Proto-Malayic *babaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baba, from Proto-Austronesian *baba.

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