warna

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay warna, borrowed from Sanskrit वर्ण (varṇa). Compare Pali vaṇṇa, Hindi बान (bān), English varna.

Noun

warna (plural warna-warna, first-person possessive warnaku, second-person possessive warnamu, third-person possessive warnanya)

  1. colour, color
  2. (archaic) social class or level

Derived terms
Terms derived from warna

Kashubian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vorna.

Noun

warna f

  1. crow

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वर्ण (varṇa). Compare English varna.

Pronunciation
  • (Bahasa Baku) IPA(key): /waɾna/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /wanə/
  • Hyphenation: war‧na

Noun

warna (plural warna-warna, informal first-person possessive warnaku, informal second-person possessive warnamu, third-person possessive warnanya)

  1. colour
    • 1909, Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Straits Branch, page 58,
      Di-pakai jubah kasa halus
      Jubah mĕleret sampai kaki ;
      Sĕrban kashmiri warna hijau
      Bukan buatan nĕgĕri ini,
      A robe of fine gauze was worn
      A robe that stretched down to the legs ;
      A green-coloured Kashmiri turban
      Not made of this land,
    • 1981, Shahnon Ahmad, Srengenge, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, page 14,
      Dan bintik-bintik warna darah beku berselerak ke situ berselerak ke sini.
      And spots the colour of clotted blood were scattered here and there.
    • 1991, Ahmad J. Husein, Terbalik, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, page 20,
      Di tengah laut warna malam nampak bersatu dengan warna air laut.
      In the middle of the sea, the colour of the night looked as though it had merged with the colour of the seawater.

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Derived terms

References
  • "warna" in A Dictionary of the Malayan Language, in Two Parts, Malayan and English and English and Malayan, William Marsden, Cox and Baylis, 1812, page 353.
  • "warna" in A Malay-English Dictionary, Richard James Wilkinson, Kelly & Walsh Limited, 1901-1903, page 678.

Anagrams

Warlpiri

Noun

warna

  1. snake
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