gahwa

Betawi

Alternative forms

  • gahwè (Urban Jakarta)
  • gahwĕ (Western Jakarta, relict areas)

Etymology

Borrowed from (Hadhrami) Yemeni Arabic قَهْوَة (gahwah, “coffee”). Doublet of kupi.

Pronunciation

  • (Urban Jakarta) IPA(key): [ɡahwɛ]
    • Rhymes: -ɛ
  • (Tanah Abang) IPA(key): [ɡahwɤː]
    • Audio:(file)

Noun

gahwa

  1. (Urban Jakarta) coffee
    Synonym: kupi

Further reading

  • Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “gahwa”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 124

Juba Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡa(h)wa/, [ˈɡa(h).wa]

Noun

gahwa

  1. coffee

References

  • Ian Smith; Morris Timothy Ama (1985), A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English‎[1], 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 134
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