dewa

From Malay dewa, from Sanskrit देव (deva, “god”).

• IPA^(key): /dɛ.wa/
• Hyphenation: dè‧wa
• Rhymes: -wa, -a

dewa

1. god (male deity)
2. (figurative) idol

Together with its female counterpart dewi (“goddess”), these words are only used in the sense of polytheistic deities.

• dewi (female)
• ilah
• Tuhan

• “dewa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

dewa

1. Rōmaji transcription of では

From Sanskrit देव (deva, “god”).

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /dewə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /dewa/
• Rhymes: -ewə, -wə, -ə

dewa (Jawi spelling ديوا‎, plural dewa-dewa, informal 1st possessive dewaku, 2nd possessive dewamu, 3rd possessive dewanya)

1. god (deity)

• tuhan / توهن‎
• hiang / yang / yang-yang / هياڠ‎ / يڠ‎ / يڠ٢‎
• ilah / اله‎

• dewi / ديوي‎ (female)

From Arabic دَوَى‎ (dawā).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.wa/

dewa (imperfect jidwi, past participle midwi, active participle diewi, verbal noun diwi)

1. to sound, to ring, to echo