pawitera

Malay

Etymology

First attested in the Kamus Dewan c. 2000, mistakenly considered as an Old and Classical Malay word. Borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦮꦶꦠꦿ (pawitra, “holy; pure”), or Old Javanese pawitera, pāwitra (“purifying”), or directly from Sanskrit पवित्र (pavitra, “purifying”).

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /paˈwitəra/ [paˈwi.t̪ə.ra]
  • Rhymes: -itəra
  • Hyphenation: pa‧wi‧te‧ra

Adjective

pawitera (Jawi spelling ڤاويترا)

  1. (very rare and exclusively poetic) holy
    Synonym: (more common, modern) suci

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

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Noun

pawitera (Jawi spelling ڤاويترا, plural pawitera-pawitera)

  1. (very rare and exclusively poetic) ellipsis of air pawitera (“holy water”)

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