dewana

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay déwana, from Classical Persian دیوانه (dēvāna, mad, insane, crazy).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛˈwana/
  • Hyphenation: dè‧wa‧na
  • Rhymes: -na, -a

Adjective

dèwana

  1. (archaic) madly in love

References

  1. Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

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