adiwira

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay adiwira by surface analysis, adi- +‎ wira, from Sanskrit अधि (adhi, “super”) +‎ वीर (vīra, “hero”); calque of Dutch superheld (“superhero”) or English superhero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [adiˈwi.ra]
• Hyphenation: adi‧wi‧ra

Noun

adiwira (first-person possessive adiwiraku, second-person possessive adiwiramu, third-person possessive adiwiranya)

1. (Java) superman; superhuman; superhero (male superhero)

   Synonym: pahlawan super

Further reading

• “adiwira” 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

Affixed adi- +‎ wira from Sanskrit अधि (adhi, “super”) +‎ वीर (vīra, “hero”), calque of English superhero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [adiˈwi.ra]
• Hyphenation: adi‧wi‧ra
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

adiwira (Jawi spelling اديويرا, plural adiwira-adiwira, informal 1st possessive adiwiraku, 2nd possessive adiwiramu, 3rd possessive adiwiranya)

1. superhero
   • 2011 March 15, Khadijah Ibrahim, “Boboi Boy adiwira hebat”, in Utusan Malaysia:

     Tanya sahaja pada kanak-kanak, siapakah adiwira atau superhero pujaan mereka, pasti ada yang menjawab Ben 10, Shinichi Kudo dalam siri Detective Conan, Ultraman dan sebagainya.

     Ask kids who is their favourite superhero, and some will confidently answer either Ben 10, Shinichi Kudo from the Detective Conan series, Ultraman or so their like.