waspada

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay waspada, from Javanese ꦮꦱ꧀ꦥꦢ (waspada), from Old Javanese waspada.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wasˈpada/
Hyphenation: was‧pa‧da

Adjective

waspada

cautious, watchful, on the alert, wary.
Synonym: awas

Derived terms

berwaspada
diwaspadai
kewaspadaan
mewaspadai
mewaspadakan

Related terms

Further reading

“waspada” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

waspada

Romanization of ꦮꦱ꧀ꦥꦢ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Compound of was, wās (“clear”) +‎ pada (“matter”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /was.ˈpa.da/
Rhymes: -da
Hyphenation: was‧pa‧da

Adjective

waspada

clear: free of ambiguity or doubt; easily understood.

Derived terms

amaspada
amaspadākĕn
kawaspadan
winaspada
winaspadākĕn

Descendants

> Javanese: ꦮꦱ꧀ꦥꦢ (waspada) (inherited)
>? Malay: waspada
- > Indonesian: waspada (inherited)

Further reading

"waspada" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

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