kahwa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kahwa, from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkahwa/ [ˈkah.wa]
• Rhymes: -ahwa
• Syllabification: kah‧wa

Noun

kahwa (countable and uncountable, plural kahwa-kahwa)

1. (chiefly obsolete) Synonym of kopi (“coffee”)

Further reading

• “kahwa” 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

Etymology

From Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee”).

Noun

kahwa (Jawi spelling قهوا, plural kahwa-kahwa, informal 1st possessive kahwaku, 2nd possessive kahwamu, 3rd possessive kahwanya)

1. coffee

   Synonym: kopi

Descendants

• Indonesian: kahwa
• → Maranao: kahawa
• → Tausug: kahawa
• → Yakan: kahawa

Further reading

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