rawi

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Malay rawi, from Arabic رَاوٍ (rāwin, narrator).

Noun

rawi (plural rawi-rawi or para rawi)

  1. hadith narrator
    Synonym: perawi
  2. (of hadith) narration
    Synonym: riwayat
  3. (rare) synonym of pendongeng (storyteller, story maker)

Verb

rawi (active merawi, passive dirawi)

  1. to tell (a hadith)
    Synonyms: riwayat, riwayatkan
  2. (rare) synonym of dongeng (to tell (a story))
Derived terms
  • perawi
  • rawikan

Etymology 2

From Malay rawi, from Sanskrit रवि (ravi).

Proper noun

rawi

  1. (obsolete) synonym of matahari (sun)

Jamamadí

Verb

rawi

  1. (Banawá) to write

References

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rawi/
  • Rhymes: -awi

Etymology 1

From Arabic رَاوٍ (rāwin, narrator).

Noun

rawi (Jawi spelling راوي, plural rawi-rawi)

  1. hadith narrator.
    Synonyms: perawi, periwayat
  2. storyteller and story writer
    Synonyms: pencerita, periwayat, pengarang
Affixations
  • dirawikan
  • merawi
  • merawikan
  • perawi
  • perawian
  • rawikan

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit रवि (ravi), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂reu-i-.

Noun

rawi (Jawi spelling راوي, plural rawi-rawi)

  1. (archaic) sun
    Synonyms: matahari, mentari, syamsi, suria

Further reading

Matlatzinca

Adjective

rawi

  1. one

References

  • Roberto Escalante Hernández, Marciano Hernández, Matlatzinca de San Francisco Oxtotilpan, Estado de México (1999)