palawija

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese palawija (ꦥꦭꦮꦶꦗ, “second crop”), from Old Javanese phala (“fruit, seed, result”) +‎ dwija (“twice”), from Sanskrit फल (phala, “fruit, seed, result”) +‎ द्विज (dvija, “twice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [palaˈwid͡ʒa]
• Hyphenation: pa‧la‧wi‧ja

Noun

palawija (first-person possessive palawijaku, second-person possessive palawijamu, third-person possessive palawijanya)

1. non-staple food crop.

Further reading

• “palawija” 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.