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tawur.

brawl

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtawur/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪a.wʊr]Standard-Indonesian
  1. brawl

  2. wet kawung leaves, arranged and pierced with a stick for the Ngalaksa traditional ceremony equipment

  3. prayers in Kaharingan Hindu worship

  4. containing coins, yellow rice, and various flowers that are scattered on the road when accompanying the body to the cemetery

  5. a snack made from corn and grated coconut wrapped in banana leaves, shaped like lontong, then steamed

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦮꦸꦂ (tawur, “gang fight; sacrifice”), from Old Javanese tawur, tahur (“offering, sacrifice”). * The ceremony equipment sense is a semantic loan from Sundanese tawur.

noun/ˈtawur/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪a.wʊr]Standard-Indonesian
  1. Cirebon batik pattern

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Sundanese tawur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabuR (“strew”), *-buR (“strew, sow; sprinkle”). Doublet of awur and tabur.

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