Meaning of "kawi" in the Malay dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF KAWI IN MALAY

kawi

WHAT DOES KAWI MEAN IN MALAY?

Kawi script

Aksara Kawi

Kawi is the earliest writing system in the Malay Archipelago. It has existed in the 8th century M. The script was used to write in the kawi language spoken by the Javanese at that time. This article is then brought into other areas around Southeast Asia and sprouted into new writing systems. The original text is from the Vangki letter ie the letters of the Pallava people from Coromandel, India. This Kawi letter disappeared in 1400 AD Using the Kawi letters, Pallava and Rencong, the ancient Malays wrote it on the bark, the leaves, the pieces of metal and the stones.

Tulisan kawi ialah sistem tulisan terawal di Kepulauan Melayu. Ia telah wujud dalam kurun ke-8 M. Tulisan kawi digunakan untuk menulis dalam bahasa kawi yang dituturkan oleh orang Jawa ketika itu. Tulisan ini kemudiannya dibawa masuk ke kawasan-kawasan lain di sekitar Asia Tenggara dan bercambah menjadi sistem-sistem tulisan baru. Tulisan kawi asalnya adalah dari huruf Vangki iaitu huruf orang-orang Pallava yang berasal dari Coromandel, India. Huruf Kawi ini lenyap pada tahun 1400 M. Dengan menggunakan huruf-huruf kawi, Pallava dan Rencong, orang-orang Melayu kuno menulisnya di atas kulit-kulit kayu, daun-daun lontar, kepingan-kepingan logam dan pada batu-batu.

Definition of kawi in the Malay dictionary

kawi I; language ~ a) ancient Javanese language; b) Javanese language commonly used in literary, poetic language. kawi II sl strong, strong, firm: the custom of being worn and glorified since ancient times.

kawi I; bahasa ~ a) bahasa Jawa kuno; b) bahasa Jawa yg biasa dipakai dlm kesusasteraan, bahasa pujangga.
kawi II sl kuat, kukuh, teguh: adat yg ~ adat yg dipakai dan dimuliakan sejak zaman dahulu.

TRANSLATION OF KAWI

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The translations of kawi from Malay to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kawi» in Malay.

• Translator Malay - Chinese: 卡维
• Translator Malay - Spanish: kawi
• Translator Malay - English: kawi
• Translator Malay - Hindi: कावी
• Translator Malay - Arabic: الكاوية
• Translator Malay - Russian: кави
• Translator Malay - Portuguese: kawi
• Translator Malay - Bengali: কাউই
• Translator Malay - French: kawi
• Malay: kawi
• Translator Malay - German: Kawi
• Translator Malay - Japanese: カウィ
• Translator Malay - Korean: 카위
• Translator Malay - Javanese: kawi
• Translator Malay - Vietnamese: Kawi
• Translator Malay - Tamil: காவி
• Translator Malay - Marathi: कावी
• Translator Malay - Turkish: kawi
• Translator Malay - Italian: Kawi
• Translator Malay - Polish: Kawi
• Translator Malay - Ukrainian: Каві
• Translator Malay - Romanian: Kawi
• Translator Malay - Greek: Kawi
• Translator Malay - Afrikaans: Kawi
• Translator Malay - Swedish: kawi
• Translator Malay - Norwegian: kawi

9 MALAY BOOKS RELATING TO «KAWI»

Discover the use of kawi in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kawi and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Malay literature.

Kamus Indonesia-Kawi

Indonesian-Kawi dictionary.

Y. B. Suparlan, 1991

KAWI-STUDI N: ARJUNA-WIW HA, ZANG I EN II IN TEKST

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.

Hendrik Kern, 2009

Budaya spiritual dalam situs keramat di Gunung Kawi Jawa ...

Spiritual life in the sacred sites of Gunung Kawi in Jawa Timur Province.

Tashadi, ‎Sumantarsih, ‎Gatut Murniatmo, 1994

The Indonesian Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa: Translated from the ...

The Complete Indonesian Brahmandapurana Has Been Translated Into English For The First Time In This Work.

I. Gusti Putu Phalgunadi, 2000

Penelitian kekerabatan dan pemetaan bahasa-bahasa ...

Vernacular languages spoken in Kalimantan Timur Province.

Djantera Kawi, 2002

Syair Brama Sahdan

Transliteration of a Malay text in Jawi script in the collection of Museum Negeri Lambung Mangkurat Kalimantan Selatan.

Djantera Kawi, ‎Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, 1994

Refleksi etimon proto Austronesia dalam bahasa Banjar

Reflection of proto Austronesian languages in Banjar language spoken in Kalimantan Timur Province.

Djantera Kawi, ‎Durdje Durasid, ‎Rustam Effendi, 1993

Gunung Kawi: fakta & mitos

Facts and myths of Gunung Kawi, a sacred site in Jawa Timur Province, Indonesia.

Prasto Wardoyo, ‎Khoirul Anam, 2009

Kamus Jawa Kuna-Indonesia

Kawi-Indonesian dictionary.

L. Mardiwasito, 1990