"Jawi" meaning in English

See Jawi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /d͡ʒæwi/, /d͡ʒɑːwi/
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Malay Jawi. Etymology templates: {{unadapted borrowing|en|ms|Jawi}} Unadapted borrowing from Malay Jawi Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Jawi
  1. The Arabic alphabet or writing system used for Malay or related languages. Categories (topical): Alphabets Translations (an alphabet): 爪夷文 (zhuǎyíwén) (Chinese Mandarin), 자위 문자 (jawi munja) (Korean), Jawi (Malay), جاوي [Jawi] (Malay), جاوی (jâvi) (Persian), джа́ви (džávi) [masculine] (Russian), jawi [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Jawi-en-name-lZUP5q-O Disambiguation of Alphabets: 80 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 6 30 1 24 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of 'an alphabet': 100 0
  2. The Malay language.
    Sense id: en-Jawi-en-name-ROtP5KUk Categories (other): Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Persian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 54 46
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          "roman": "zhuǎyíwén",
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