bekiwa

Betawi

Etymology

• Borrowed from Sundanese kiwa (“left”), from Old Sundanese kiwa (“left”); or
• Borrowed from Banyumasan ꦏꦶꦮ (kiwa, “left”), from Old Javanese kiwa (“left”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəkiwa/
• Hyphenation: be‧ki‧wa

Noun

bekiwa

1. left (of direction)