kawah

Indonesian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

kawah (uncountable)

1. (geology) crater

Derived terms

• berkawah

 

• kawah candradimuka

 

Etymology 2

From Malay kawah (“cauldron”).

Noun

kawah (uncountable)

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 (uncountable)

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. (geology) crater (of a volcano)
3. (astronomy) crater on planetary surface
4. vortex of a whirlpool

Descendants

• → Cebuano: kawa
• Indonesian: kawah

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کاوه kawah”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 76
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کاوه kawah”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 499
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kawah”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 518

Further reading

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