sawit

Iban

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.wit/

Noun

sawit

  1. oil palm

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsawit/ [ˈsa.wɪt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -awit
  • Syllabification: sa‧wit

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay sawit.

Noun

sawit (plural sawit-sawit)

  1. oil palm
Derived terms
  • bersawit
  • menyawit
  • menyawitkan
  • persawitan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦮꦶꦠ꧀ (sawit), from Old Javanese sawit (“cord or string”).

Noun

sawit (plural sawit-sawit)

  1. complete clothing (long cloth and batik headband) of the same color and pattern

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