jiwa

Balinese

Romanization

jiwa

1. Romanization of ᬚᬶᬯ

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• djiwa (pre-1947, 1947-1972)

Etymology

From Malay jiwa, from Sanskrit जीव (jīva).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒiwa/, [ˈd͡ʒi.wa]
• Hyphenation: ji‧wa
• Rhymes: -wa, -a

Noun

jiwa (first-person possessive jiwaku, second-person possessive jiwamu, third-person possessive jiwanya)

1. soul (life, energy, vigour)

   Synonyms: arwah, atma, nyawa

2. content, spirit

   Synonyms: arwah, atma, psike, roh, semangat, spirit

3. (figuratively) lover
4. (figuratively) person
5. (figuratively) life energy, vitality

   Synonyms: hayat, hidup, kehidupan, nyawa

Derived terms

• berjiwa
• jiwa raga
• kejiwaan
• menjiwai
• penjiwaan

 

Javanese

Romanization

jiwa

1. Romanization of ꦗꦶꦮ

Maguindanao

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay jiwa, from Sanskrit जीव (jīva).

Noun

jiwa

1. soul

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit जीव (jīva).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.wa/
• Hyphenation: ji‧wa
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

jiwa (Jawi spelling جيوا, plural jiwa-jiwa, informal 1st possessive jiwaku, 2nd possessive jiwamu, 3rd possessive jiwanya)

1. soul (life, energy, vigour)
2. content, spirit
3. (figuratively) lover
4. (figuratively) person
5. (figuratively) life energy, vitality

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penjiwaan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• kejiwaan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• sejiwa [comparability] (se-)
• kesejiwaan [comparability + abstract / locative] (se- + ke-an)
• menjiwai [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• berjiwa [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• jiwa raga

Further reading

• “jiwa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Anagrams

• Jawi

Martuthunira

Adjective

jiwa

1. (nominal) surprised

Movima

Verb

jiwa

1. to come

Further reading

• http://webdoc.ubn.ru.nl/mono/h/haude_k/gramofmo.pdf
• https://web.archive.org/web/20170516185108/http://www.ioling.org/booklets/iol-2007-indiv-prob.en.pdf