wira

See also: wĩra and wirá

Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bɪ̀da.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈw⁽ᵝ⁾i.ɽa/

Verb

-ŵira (infinitive kuŵíra)

1. (intransitive) to boil

   Synonym: -gaduka

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -ŵiritsa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay wira, from Old Malay [script needed] (vīra), from Sanskrit वीर (vīra). Cognate with English wer.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈwira/ [ˈwi.ra]
• Rhymes: -ira
• Syllabification: wi‧ra

Noun

wira (plural wira-wira or para wira)

1. (archaic) hero

   Synonyms: pahlawan, pendekar

2. (archaic) man

   Synonyms: laki-laki, lelaki

Adjective

wira (comparative lebih wira, superlative paling wira)

1. (archaic) heroic

   Synonyms: berwira, perwira, prawira

Derived terms

• kewiraan

• wiraaan
• wiraswasta
• wirausaha

Related terms

• antiwirawan
• perwira
• wiracarita
• wirawan

Further reading

• “wira”, 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

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit वीर (vīra).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ˈwirə/ [ˈwi.rə]
  • Rhymes: -irə

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈwira/ [ˈwi.ra]
  • Rhymes: -ira
• Hyphenation: wi‧ra

Noun

wira (Jawi spelling ويرا, plural wira-wira)

1. hero

Derived terms

• kewiraan

Descendants

• Indonesian: wira

References

• Edi Sedyawati; Ellya Iswati; Kusparyati Boedhijono; Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994), Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, pages 198-199

Further reading

• "wira" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "wira" at PRPM first version)

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiː.rɑ/
• Rhymes: -iː.rɑ

Noun

wīra

1. genitive plural of wīr

Pitjantjatjara

Noun

wira

1. cup
2. digging scoop

Quechua

Adjective

wira

1. fat, thick