rawis

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ráwis.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾawis/ [ˈɾa.wis]
• Hyphenation: ra‧wis

ráwis (Basahan spelling ᜍᜏᜒᜐ᜔)

1. peninsula

   Synonym: peninsula

Borrowed from Javanese ꦫꦮꦶꦱ꧀ (rawis), from Old Javanese rawis (“fringe, moustache, tassel”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈrawis/ [ˈra.wɪs]
• Rhymes: -awis
• Syllabification: ra‧wis

rawis (plural rawis-rawis)

1. fringe
2. colorful cloth that is placed as decoration on the left and right hips of the Gandrung Banyuwangi dancers, usually consisting of four pieces of cloth in red, white, green and yellow
3. metallic-colored feather (in chicken)

• “rawis” 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.