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Meaning of "kawi" in the Malay dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KAWI IN MALAY

kawi

WHAT DOES KAWI MEAN IN MALAY?

Kawi script

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.

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.

MALAY WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KAWI

Jawi · Rumawi · al-Qawi · belandawi · cecawi · cencawi · duniawi · jawi-jawi · jejawi · jenawi · kimiawi · lawi · lelawi · maknawi · manusiawi · masnawi · nabawi · rawi · samawi · sawi-sawi

MALAY WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KAWI

kawa · kawa-kawa · kawad · kawah · kawai · kawak · kawal · kawal selia · kawan · kawang · kawanua · kawar · kawasan · kawat · kawibawan · kawik · kawula · kaya · kayai · kayak

MALAY WORDS THAT END LIKE KAWI

Badwi · andewi · cewi · dewi · dwi · kaswi · kiwi · mahadewi · mahasiswi · pertiwi · sejarawi · senawi · sesawi · siswi · tawi · ukhrawi

Synonyms and antonyms of kawi in the Malay dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kawi» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KAWI

Find out the translation of kawi to 25 languages with our Malay multilingual translator.

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.
zh

Translator Malay - Chinese

卡维
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator Malay - Spanish

kawi
570 millions of speakers
en

Translator Malay - English

kawi
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator Malay - Hindi

कावी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator Malay - Arabic

الكاوية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator Malay - Russian

кави
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator Malay - Portuguese

kawi
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator Malay - Bengali

কাউই
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator Malay - French

kawi
220 millions of speakers
ms

Malay

kawi
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator Malay - German

Kawi
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator Malay - Japanese

カウィ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator Malay - Korean

카위
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator Malay - Javanese

kawi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator Malay - Vietnamese

Kawi
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator Malay - Tamil

காவி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator Malay - Marathi

कावी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator Malay - Turkish

kawi
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator Malay - Italian

Kawi
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator Malay - Polish

Kawi
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator Malay - Ukrainian

Каві
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator Malay - Romanian

Kawi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator Malay - Greek

Kawi
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator Malay - Afrikaans

Kawi
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator Malay - Swedish

kawi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator Malay - Norwegian

kawi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kawi

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KAWI»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of kawi
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our Malay online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «kawi».

Examples of use in the Malay literature, quotes and news about kawi

EXAMPLES

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.
1
Kamus Indonesia-Kawi
Indonesian-Kawi dictionary.
Y. B. Suparlan, 1991
2
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
3
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
4
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
5
Penelitian kekerabatan dan pemetaan bahasa-bahasa ...
Vernacular languages spoken in Kalimantan Timur Province.
Djantera Kawi, 2002
6
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
7
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
8
Gunung Kawi: fakta & mitos
Facts and myths of Gunung Kawi, a sacred site in Jawa Timur Province, Indonesia.
Prasto Wardoyo, ‎Khoirul Anam, 2009
9
Kamus Jawa Kuna-Indonesia
Kawi-Indonesian dictionary.
L. Mardiwasito, 1990
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Kawi [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-ms/kawi>. May 2024 ».
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