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tawar.

to bargain

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtawar/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪a.war]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to bargain

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay tawar, from Classical Malay tawar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaD (“to bargain, haggle over the price”).

noun/ˈtawar/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪a.war]Standard-Indonesian
  1. a roof made of woven palm leaves, the frame is made of bamboo

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Oirata [Term?].

adj/ˈtawar/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪a.war]Standard-Indonesian
  1. related to taste bland

  2. related to taste tasteless (having no flavour)

  3. related to taste not salty

  4. related to improvement calm

  5. related to improvement better

  6. related to ungoodness unfriendly; cold

  7. related to ungoodness not happy; unhappy

  8. related to ungoodness not effective; ineffective

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay tawar, from Classical Malay tawar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaR (“tasteless; neutralize something efficacious, as an antidote for poison”) or Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaR (“tasteless, insipid; powerless; antidote, as against snakebite”).

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