tawar

• IPA^(key): /tawar/
• Rhymes: -war, -ar

From Malay tawar, from Classical Malay tawar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaD (“to bargain, haggle over the price”).

tawar

1. Informal form of menawar (“to bargain”).

From Malay tawar, from Classical Malay tawar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaR (“tasteless; neutralize something efficacious, as an antidote for poison”) or Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaR (“tasteless, insipid; powerless; antidote, as against snakebite”).

tawar

1. related to taste
   1. bland

      Synonym: hambar

   2. tasteless (having no flavour)
      • a. 2004, Asrul Sani, Orang Dalam Perahu:

        Hendak ke mana angin
        buritan ini membawa daku
        sedang laut tawar tiada mau tahu
        dan bintangu̯

        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   3. (of liquid) not salty

      Antonym: asin

2. related to improvement
   1. calm

      Synonym: reda

   2. (of sickness) better

      Synonym: reda

3. related to ungoodness
   1. unfriendly; cold

      Synonym: dingin

   2. not happy; unhappy

      Antonym: gembira

   3. not effective; ineffective

      Antonym: manjur

• “tawar” 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.

• IPA^(key): /tawar/
• Rhymes: -awar, -ar
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [täwäː]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaD (“to bargain, haggle over the price”). Compare Malay táwad (“discount; bargaining; asking for a discount; haggling over prices”).

tawar (Jawi spelling تاور)

1. to offer

   Cuba tawarkan air teh kat atuk.

   Try offering some tea to Granpa.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawaR (“tasteless; neutralize something efficacious, as an antidote for poison”) or Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabaR (“tasteless, insipid; powerless; antidote, as against snakebite”). Compare Old Javanese tawa (“powerless, weak, inefficacious, harmless”).

tawar (Jawi spelling تاور)

1. plain; bland (of a flavour)

   Tawarnya air teh ni!

   This tea is so bland!

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