"dewata" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: /deˈwata/, [deˈwa.t̪a] Forms: ديوات [Jawi], dewata-dewata [plural], dewata² [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *deywós Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás Sanskrit देव (deva) Sanskrit -ता (-tā) Sanskrit देवता (devatā)bor. Malay dewata Borrowed from Sanskrit देवता (devatā). Etymology templates: {{etymon|ms|:bor|sa:देवता<id:godhead>|id=god|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *deywós Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás Sanskrit देव (deva) Sanskrit -ता (-tā) Sanskrit देवता (devatā)bor. Malay dewata [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "godhead", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "god", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "god", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "god", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "be bright", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dyew-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "vrddhi", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*deywós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-Iranian", "term" : "*daywás", "lang" : "iir-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Sanskrit", "term" : "देव", "lang" : "sa" }, { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Sanskrit", "term" : "-ता", "lang" : "sa" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Sanskrit", "term" : "देवता", "lang" : "sa" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Malay", "term" : "dewata", "lang" : "ms" }" data-id="god" data-lang="ms" data-title="dewata" id="Malay:_god">, {{bor+|ms|sa|देवता}} Borrowed from Sanskrit देवता (devatā) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=ديوات}} dewata (Jawi spelling ديوات, plural dewata-dewata or dewata²)
  1. (Hinduism) devata (a god in Hinduism) Tags: Hinduism
    Sense id: en-dewata-ms-noun-j~tUaVY4 Categories (other): Hinduism, Pages with entries, Malay entries with etymology trees, Malay entries with etymon, Malay entries with incorrect language header, Gods, Hinduism, Religion Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 1 12 20 25 13 1 Disambiguation of Malay entries with etymology trees: 93 7 Disambiguation of Malay entries with etymon: 94 6 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Gods: 57 43 Disambiguation of Hinduism: 100 0 Disambiguation of Religion: 54 46
  2. god with high power and position
    Sense id: en-dewata-ms-noun-90biSSv2 Categories (other): Religion Disambiguation of Religion: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Dewata Mulia Raya Related terms: dewa

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/deˈwata/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[deˈwa.t̪a]"
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      "ipa": "/deˈwata/"
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}

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