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
References
- 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
Further reading
- “dewana” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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