dewa

See also: Dewa and de wa

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛ.wa/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: dè‧wa
• Rhymes: -wa, -a

Noun

dewa

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

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• dewi (female)
• ilah
• Tuhan

Derived terms

• kedewaan
• memperdewa
• memperdewakan
• mendewa-dewakan
• mendewakan
• pendewaan

 

Related terms

• Dewa (Balinese brahmin title)

 

Further reading

• “dewa” 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.

Japanese

Romanization

dewa

1. Rōmaji transcription of では

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit देव (deva, “god”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. god (deity)

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• dewaraja

 

See also

• dewi / ديوي (female)

Maltese

Root
d-w-j
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic دَوَى (dawā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.wa/

Verb

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

1. to sound, to ring, to echo

Conjugation

Conjugation of dewa

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	dwejt	dwejt	dewa		dwejna	dwejtu	dwew
	f			dwiet
imperfect	m	nidwi	tidwi	jidwi		nidwu	tidwu	jidwu
	f			tidwi
imperative			idwi				idwu

Polish

dewa

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit देव (deva).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.va/
• Rhymes: -ɛva
• Syllabification: de‧wa

Noun

dewa m pers

1. (Hinduism) deva (one of the benevolent deities involved in constant conflict with the more power-seeking Asuras)

   Coordinate term: asura

Declension

Declension of dewa

	singular	plural
nominative	dewa	dewowie
genitive	dewy	dewów
dative	dewie	dewom
accusative	dewę	dewów
instrumental	dewą	dewami
locative	karatece	dewach
vocative	dewo	dewowie

Further reading

• dewa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• dewa in PWN's encyclopedia