rewel

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦫꦺꦮꦺꦭ꧀ (réwél).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈrɛwɛl/ [ˈrɛ.wɛl]
  • Rhymes: -ɛwɛl
  • Syllabification: re‧wel

Adjective

rêwêl (comparative lebih rewel, superlative paling rewel) (colloquial)

  1. fussy (anxious or particular about petty details; hard to please)
  2. troublesome, causing troubles, difficult to use (of tools)

Derived terms

  • kerewelan
  • merewel
  • mereweli
  • merewelkan
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