wanita

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Indicism, learned borrowing from Sanskrit वनिता (vanitā). Partly displaced native perempuan in most formal and non-scientific context. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /waˈnita/ [waˈni.t̪a] Rhymes: -ita Syllabification: wa‧ni‧ta === Noun === wanita (plural wanita-wanita or para wanita) woman; lady Coordinate terms: pria, waria ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Malay: wanita === Further reading === “wanita”, 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 == Javanese == === Romanization === wanita romanization of ꦮꦤꦶꦠ == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from Indonesian wanita, from Sanskrit वनिता (vanitā). === Pronunciation === (Literary Standard, schwa-variety) IPA(key): /waˈnita/ [waˈni.t̪a] Note: The coda /a/ is uttered in the schwa-variety Rhymes: -ita, -ta, -a Hyphenation: wa‧ni‧ta === Noun === wanita (Jawi spelling وانيتا, plural wanita-wanita or wanita2 or para wanita) A female person; woman, lady. Synonyms: perempuan, (animals and plants) betina, wadun Antonym: lelaki ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “wanita”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN === Further reading === "wanita" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 === Anagrams === tawani