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kawi.

Old Javanese:

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkawi/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.wi]Standard-Indonesian
  1. Old Javanese: the oldest attested form of Javanese language spoken up to the thirteenth century

  2. Old Javanese: the oldest and most extensive written language of Southeast Asia (chiefly, in terms of written records, and the most extensive in the number and variety of its texts)

  3. poet, author

  4. typical Javanese idioms with Old Javanese language in poetry

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦮꦶ (kawi), from Old Javanese kawi (“poet”), from Sanskrit कवि (kavi).

verb/ˈkawi/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.wi]Standard-Indonesian
  1. traditional Buginese tie or binding technique

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Buginese ᨀᨓᨗ (kawi).

adj/ˈkawi/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.wi]Standard-Indonesian
  1. strong

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Arabic قَوِي (qawī, “strong”).

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