kawah

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkawah]
• Hyphenation: ka‧wah

Etymology 1

From Malay kawah (“crater”), possibly from Sundanese kawah.

Noun

kawah (first-person possessive kawahku, second-person possessive kawahmu, third-person possessive kawahnya)

1. (geology) crater

Derived terms

• berkawah

 

• kawah candradimuka

 

Etymology 2

From Malay kawah (“cauldron”).

Noun

kawah (first-person possessive kawahku, second-person possessive kawahmu, third-person possessive kawahnya)

1. (obsolete) cauldron

   Synonyms: kaldron, kuali, kancah

Etymology 3

From Javanese kawah (ꦏꦮꦃ, “amniotic fluid”), from Old Javanese kawah (“cauldron, cauldron of hell, amniotic fluid”).

Noun

kawah (first-person possessive kawahku, second-person possessive kawahmu, third-person possessive kawahnya)

1. (Java) amniotic fluid.

   Synonym: ketuban

Further reading

• “kawah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkawah/, [ˈka.wah]

Noun

kawah (Jawi spelling کاوه, plural kawah-kawah, informal 1st possessive kawahku, 2nd possessive kawahmu, 3rd possessive kawahnya)

1. cauldron

   Synonyms: kuali, kancah, periuk

2. crater

Descendants

• → Cebuano: kawa
• Indonesian: kawah

Further reading

• “kawah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.