Jawi
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Jawi¹
- /d͡ʒæwi/
- /d͡ʒɑːwi/
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from Malay Jawi.
proper noun
- The Arabic alphabet or writing system used for Malay or related languages.
- The Malay language.
JAWI²
proper noun Jawi
- Acronym of Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (“Islamic Religious Department of the Federal Territory, a branch of the government organisation JAKIM operating in Kuala Lumpur”).
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Talk about this word "Jawi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jawi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Jawi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jawi "Jawi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jawi.
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@misc{jawi_2026,
title = {Jawi},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jawi},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
