menawar

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ar

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /məˈnawar/ [məˈna.war]
• Rhymes: -awar
• Syllabification: me‧na‧war

Etymology 1

meng- +‎ tawar

Verb

mênawar

1. to ward off, remove or neutralize the effect of something (such as poison, spell, etc.)

Etymology 2

meng- +‎ tawar (“to bargain”)

Verb

mênawar

1. to bargain

Conjugation

Conjugation of tawar (meng-, transitive)

root	tawar
	active	involuntary	passive	basic / imperative	emphatic / jussive
active	menawar	tertawar	ditawar	tawar	tawarlah
locative	–	–	–	–	–
causative / applicative1	menawarkan	tertawarkan	ditawarkan	tawarkan	tawarkanlah
	causative
active	–	–	–	–	–
locative	–	–	–	–	–
causative / applicative1	mempertawarkan	terpertawarkan	dipertawarkan	pertawarkan	pertawarkanlah

¹ The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Further reading

• “menawar” 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.