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jawat.

to hold

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈd͡ʒawat/Standard-Indonesian[ˈd͡ʒa.wat̪̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to hold

Where this word comes from

From Malay jawat, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *[ɟ]ɓat, *[ɟ]ɓaat (“to feel, to grasp”). Doublet of jabat.

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