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dewasa

Pronunciation: [dɛˈwasa]

“dewasa” is an Indonesian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. adult

noun

  1. time, period

Etymology

From Malay dewasa, from Classical Malay dewasa, from Javanese ꦢꦶꦮꦱ (diwasa, “adult”), from Old Javanese diwasa (“day; time”), from Sanskrit दिवस (divasa, “day”). Displaced native matang in mature animal or adulthood sense.

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