bahawa

Malay

Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit भाव (bhāva).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bahawa/, /bahəwa/
- (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [bahawə], [bahəwə]
Rhymes: -wa, -a
Hyphenation: ba‧ha‧wa, ba‧he‧wa

Conjunction

bahawa (Jawi spelling بهاوا)

that
Saya tahu bahawa dialah orangnya.
I know that he is the one.

Usage notes

Bahawa tends to be used only in formal language. The informal equivalent is yang.

Descendants

Indonesian: bahwa

Further reading

“bahawa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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