tawur

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtawur/ [ˈt̪a.wʊr]
  • Rhymes: -awur
  • Syllabification: ta‧wur

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦮꦸꦂ (tawur, “gang fight; sacrifice”), from Old Javanese tawur, tahur (“offering, sacrifice”).

Noun

tawur (plural tawur-tawur)

  1. brawl
  2. (Sunda) wet kawung leaves, arranged and pierced with a stick for the Ngalaksa traditional ceremony equipment
  3. (Kaharingan) prayers in Kaharingan Hindu worship
  4. (Banyumasan) containing coins, yellow rice, and various flowers that are scattered on the road when accompanying the body to the cemetery
  5. (Java) a snack made from corn and grated coconut wrapped in banana leaves, shaped like lontong, then steamed
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sundanese tawur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tabuR (“strew”), *-buR (“strew, sow; sprinkle”). Doublet of awur and tabur.

Noun

tawur (plural tawur-tawur)

  1. Cirebon batik pattern

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