wawasan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed wawas +‎ -an, borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦮꦱꦤ꧀ (wawasan, “view, opinion, judgement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [waˈwasan]
• Hyphenation: wa‧was‧an

Noun

wawasan (plural wawasan-wawasan)

1. insight:

   Synonym: pemahaman diri

   1. a sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into
   2. power of acute observation and deduction
2. (rare) vision: an ideal or a goal toward which one aspires

   Synonym: visi

Compounds

• wawasan nasional
• wawasan Nusantara
• wawasan seni
• wawasan sosial

Related terms

• awas
• was-was

Descendants

• → Malay: wawasan

Further reading

• “wawasan” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

wawasan

1. Romanization of ꦮꦮꦱꦤ꧀