adiwira
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Malay adiwira by surface analysis, adi- + wira, from Sanskrit अधि (adhi, “super”) + वीर (vīra, “hero”); calque of Dutch superheld (“superhero”) or English superhero.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editadiwira (first-person possessive adiwiraku, second-person possessive adiwiramu, third-person possessive adiwiranya)
- (Java) superman; superhuman; superhero (male superhero)
- Synonym: pahlawan super
Further reading
edit- “adiwira” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
editEtymology
editAffixed adi- + wira from Sanskrit अधि-वीर (adhivīra, “superhero”), calque of English superhero.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editadiwira (Jawi spelling اديويرا, plural adiwira-adiwira, informal 1st possessive adiwiraku, 2nd possessive adiwiramu, 3rd possessive adiwiranya)
- superhero
- 2011 March 15, Khadijah Ibrahim, “Boboi Boy adiwira hebat”, in Utusan Malaysia:
- Tanya sahaja pada kanak-kanak, siapakah adiwira atau superhero pujaan mereka, pasti ada yang menjawab Ben 10, Shinichi Kudo dalam siri Detective Conan, Ultraman dan sebagainya.
- Ask kids who is their favourite superhero, and some will confidently answer either Ben 10, Shinichi Kudo from the Detective Conan series, Ultraman or so their like.
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