piawai

From Malay piawai, from Minangkabau piawai.

• IPA^(key): [piˈawai̯]
• Hyphenation: pi‧a‧wai

piawai (comparative lebih piawai, superlative paling piawai)

1. skillful, clever

   Synonyms: cakap, pandai, mampu

2. right,
   1. true, conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct

      Synonym: betul

   2. (figuratively) complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true

      Synonym: adil

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay piawai.

• “piawai”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

From Minangkabau piawai.

• IPA^(key): /piawai̯/
• Rhymes: -awai̯, -wai̯, -ai̯

piawai (Jawi spelling ڤياواي)

1. standard (falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.)

   Synonyms: baku, standard

2. skillful, clever

   Synonyms: cekap, pandai, pintar

3. right, true (conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct)

   Synonyms: betul, tepat

piawai (plural piawai-piawai)

1. standard

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian piawai.

• Indonesian: piawai

• “piawai”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017