gawat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay gawat, from Javanese ꦒꦮꦠ꧀ (gawat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡawat̚]
  • Hyphenation: ga‧wat

Adjective

gawat (comparative lebih gawat, superlative paling gawat)

  1. dangerous
    Synonyms: berbahaya, genting
  2. critical
    Synonym: kritis
  3. difficult
    Synonym: sulit
  4. threatened
    Synonym: terancam
  5. urgent

Noun

gawat (plural gawat-gawat)

  1. contraction of kegawatan (“distress”)

Derived terms

  • gawatan
  • kegawatan
  • menggawat
  • segawat

Further reading

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