purwa-

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦥꦸꦂꦮ (purwa, “ancient, beginning”), from Old Javanese pūrwa (“beginning, front, eastern”), from Sanskrit पूर्व (pūrva). Doublet of purba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʊrwa]
  • Hyphenation: pur‧wa

Prefix

purwa-

  1. old, beginning, previous.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Indonesian terms prefixed with purwa-

Further reading

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