upawasa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Balinese upawasa, from Sanskrit उपवास (upavāsa, “fast”). Doublet of puasa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /upa.wa.sa/
Hyphenation: upa‧wa‧sa

Verb

upawasa

(Hinduism) fast.

Synonyms

puasa

Further reading

“upawasa” 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.

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