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جاوي

[d͡ʒaː.wi]

adj

LanguageHijazi Arabic (Saudi Arabia)

Meaning
  1. Of Southeast Asian origin.
  2. Javan
  3. Used to describe something or someone originating from Southeast Asia, specifically Java.
Examples

هذا النوع جاوي

This type is Javan.

Pronunciationd͡ʒaː.wi

Part of speechadj

Usage noteOften used in the Hijaz to describe things or people of Indonesian or Malay descent.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.