ꦥꦿꦧꦮ

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese prabhāwa (“might, power, strength; an extraordinary, supernatural potency; light”), from Sanskrit प्रभाव (prabhāva, “importance; greatness; prowess; influence; impact”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pra.bɔ.wɔ/
• Rhymes: -wɔ
• Hyphenation: pra‧ba‧wa

Noun

ꦥꦿꦧꦮ (prabawa)

1. awesomeness, majesty, splendour
2. authority
3. nobility
4. supernatural power
5. ruler
6. power

Derived terms

• ꦩꦿꦧꦮꦤꦶ (mrabawani)

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: perbawa

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “prabawa”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN