perwara

== Indonesian == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Malay perwara (“the damsels of a court; the retinue of a princess”), from Javanese prawara (“soldier; ladies-in-waiting of a queen; leader; knight; judge”), from Old Javanese prawara (“excellent, best (most prominent) among; eminent, worthy”), from Sanskrit प्रवर (pravara, “best, chief”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pərˈwara/ [pərˈwa.ra] Rhymes: -ara Syllabification: per‧wa‧ra ==== Noun ==== perwara (plural perwara-perwara) (archaic) female escort of the king (archaic) queen Synonyms: permaisuri, ratu === Etymology 2 === Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रावर (prāvara, “fence, enclosure”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pərˈwara/ [pərˈwa.ra] Rhymes: -ara Syllabification: per‧wa‧ra ==== Noun ==== perwara (plural perwara-perwara) (archaeology) guardian or peripheral temple Synonyms: candi pewara, candi perwara === Further reading === “perwara”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016