wewara

Indonesian

Etymology

Reduplication of wara, from Javanese ꦮꦫꦮꦫ (wara-wara, “public announcement, proclamation”), from Old Javanese warah-warah (“communication, information, report, instruction, teaching”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wəˈwara]

Noun

wewara (first-person possessive wewaraku, second-person possessive wewaramu, third-person possessive wewaranya)

1. (obsolete) announcement

   Synonyms: pengumuman, pemberitahuan

Alternative forms

• wara-wara

Further reading

• “wewara” 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.