nyawa

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ñawa (compare Iban nyawa), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mañawa (compare Maori manawa), from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa (compare Siraya xinawa).

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ɲawə/
(Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ɲawa/
Rhymes: -awə, -wə, -ə

Noun

nyawa

life
soul
Jika seseorang itu mati, nyawanya sudah tiada.
If a person is dead, his soul has left.

Usage notes

Life or soul as a term of endearment; life in its association with the breath, and in the narrow sense of not being dead; soul in the sense that it can exist apart from the body.

Synonyms

Derived terms

bernyawa

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