perbawa

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• prabawa (nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦿꦧꦮ (prabawa, “awesomeness, majesty, splendour; authority; nobility; supernatural power; ruler power”), from Old Javanese prabhāwa (“might, power, strength; an extraordinary, supernatural potency; light”), from Sanskrit प्रभाव (prabhāva, “importance; greatness; prowess; influence; impact”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pərˈbawa]
• Hyphenation: pêr‧ba‧wa

Noun

perbawa (first-person possessive perbawaku, second-person possessive perbawamu, third-person possessive perbawanya)

1. nobleness, majesty, sublime, grandeur.

   Synonym: keluhuran

2. influence, impact, authority

   Synonyms: kewibawaan, pengaruh

Alternative forms

• prabawa

Further reading

• “perbawa” 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.