wawasan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed wawas + -an, borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦮꦱꦤ꧀ (wawasan, “view, opinion, judgement”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [waˈwasan]
- Hyphenation: wa‧was‧an
Noun
wawasan (plural wawasan-wawasan)
- insight:
- Synonyms: pemahaman, pemahaman diri, tilikan
- a sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into
- power of acute observation and deduction
- (rare) vision: an ideal or a goal toward which one aspires
- Synonym: visi
Compounds
- wawasan nasional
- wawasan Nusantara
- wawasan seni
- wawasan sosial
Related terms
- awas
- was-was
Descendants
- → Malay: wawasan
Further reading
- “wawasan”, 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
Javanese
Romanization
wawasan
- romanization of ꦮꦮꦱꦤ꧀
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Indonesian wawasan, Javanese ꦮꦮꦱꦤ꧀ (wawasan, “view, opinion, judgement”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wa.wa.san/
- Rhymes: -san, -an
Noun
wawasan (plural wawasan-wawasan or wawasan2)
- a viewpoint, a conception of an idea or belief
- a vision
- Wawasan 2020 ― Vision 2020
Related terms
Further reading
- "wawasan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017