sendawa
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay sendawa, from Sanskrit सैन्धव (saindhava).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /sənˈdawa/ [sənˈda.wa]
- Rhymes: -awa
- Syllabification: sen‧da‧wa
Noun
sendawa (plural sendawa-sendawa)
- potassium nitrate
- Synonyms: kalium nitrat, salpeter
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /sənˈdawa/ [sənˈda.wa]
- Rhymes: -awa
- Syllabification: sen‧da‧wa
Noun
sendawa
- nonstandard form of serdawa
Further reading
- “sendawa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
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Noun
sendawa (Jawi spelling سنداوا, uncountable)
Synonyms
- (potassium nitrate): kalium nitrat
Further reading
- "sendawa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017