rawat

See also: Rawat

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay rawat.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈrawat/ [ˈra.wat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -awat
• Syllabification: ra‧wat

Verb

rawat (active merawat, passive dirawat)

1. to take care of, to care for, to nurse

   Kucing ini akan dirawat oleh pemilik baru.

   This cat will be cared for by the new owner.

Derived terms

• keperawatan
• perawat
• perawatan
• rawatan
• rawatkan
• terawat

Further reading

• “rawat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rawat/
• Rhymes: -awat, -wat, -at
• Hyphenation: ra‧wat

Verb

rawat (Jawi spelling راوت)

1. to nurse, take care of

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• perawat [passive / name of profession] (pe-)
• rawatan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• perawatan [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
• merawat [agent focus] (meN-)
• merawati [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• terawat [agentless action] (teR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• jururawat

Further reading

• “rawat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.