dewata

English

Noun

dewata (plural dewatas)

1. Alternative form of devata.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay dewata or ultimately from Sanskrit देवता (devatā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /deˈwata/ [deˈwa.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: de‧wa‧ta

Noun

dewata (plural dewata-dewata)

1. a god
2. (Hinduism) a devata, a type of god in Hinduism
3. astrapia (any of the birds in the genus Astrapia, found in New Guinea)

Related terms

• dewa

Javanese

Romanization

dewata

1. romanization of ꦢꦺꦮꦠ

Malay

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dyew-

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *deywós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás

Sanskrit देव (deva)

Sanskrit -ता (-tā)

Sanskrit देवता (devatā)bor.

Malay dewata

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवता (devatā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈwata/ [deˈwa.t̪a]

Noun

dewata (Jawi spelling ديوات, plural dewata-dewata or dewata²)

1. (Hinduism) devata (a god in Hinduism)
2. god with high power and position

Derived terms

• Dewata Mulia Raya

Related terms

• dewa

Descendants

• Indonesian: dewata
• → Cebuano: diwata
  • → English: diwata, divata
  • → Tagalog: diwata
• → Hiligaynon: diwata

Further reading

• "dewata" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "dewata" at PRPM first version)