gawat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay gawat, from Javanese ꦒꦮꦠ꧀ (gawat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡawat̚]
• Hyphenation: ga‧wat

Adjective

gawat

1. dangerous

   Synonyms: berbahaya, genting

2. critical

   Synonym: kritis

3. difficult

   Synonym: sulit

4. threatened

   Synonym: terancam

5. urgent

Noun

gawat (uncountable)

1. Contraction of kegawatan (“distress”).

Derived terms

• gawatan
• kegawatan
• menggawat
• segawat

• instalasi gawat darurat
• unit gawat darurat

Further reading

• “gawat” 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.