50+ Indonesian Words That Start with W - Meaning

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In English, the letter W is pronounced as “double U”. But, the pronouncation is much differrent in Bahasa Indonesia that the letter W sounds ” Wae”.

You should know the pronunciation first before we begin our lesson today in this article. Yeah, we will talk about all Indonesian Words that begin with W. So that, check them out the Indonesian words that start with W letter.

Wabah (Wha-buah) = Epidemic
Wacana (Wha-cha-nua) = Word/ Exression/ Discourse
(1) Wadah (Wha-dah) = Container/ Bowl
(2) Wadah (Wha-dah) = Organization/ Institution
Waduk (Wha-dook) = Lake/ Rumen
Wafat (Wha-fuat) = Die/ Pass away/ Death/ Fade away
Wah (Whuah) = (Expression to show surprise or exprasation) Gosh/ Why/ Amazing/ Well
Wahana (Wha-hua-nua) = Mode/ Vehicle
Wahid (Wha-hid) = One/ Alone/ Unique
Wahyu (Whah-you) = The vision from God to man/ Apocalypse/ Revelation/ Vision
Wajah (Wha-juah) = Face
Wajan ( Wha-juan) = Pan/ Casserole
Wajar (Wha-juar) = Natural/ Genuine/ Proper/ Without deceit
Wajib (Wha-jib) = Obligatory
Wajik (Wha-jik) = Rhomboid shape
Wakaf (Wha-kaf) = Property donated for religious foundation
Wakil (Wha-keel) = Representative/ Vice/ Deputy/ Agent
Waktu (Whak-two) = Time
Walang (Wha-lung) (In Java vocabulary) = Grasshopper/ Locust
Walau (Wha-lau) = Although/ Despite/ In spite of
Walaupun (Wha-lau-poon) = Despite/ Although
Wali (Wha-lee) = male relative legally for the bride/ Father/ Guardian/ Proxy/ High civil servant/ Religious leader
Wangi (Wha-ngi) = Odor/ Fragrance
Wangsa (Whang-sua) = Dynasty
Wanita (Whan-ita) = Woman/ Women/ Lady
Waras (Wha-ruas) = Having full state of sense/ Being Healthy (related to pschology)/ Revovered
Warga (War-gua) = Citizen/ Member of an association/ Denizen/ Member/ Class
Warganegara (War-gua-nae-gua-rua) = National
Waria (Wha-ria) (Stands for Wanita pria) = Transexual/ Transgender/ Transvetite/ Homosexual
Waris (War-is) = Heir
Warisan (War-is-uan) = Heir/ Inheritence/ Legacy/ Bequest
Warna (War-nua) = Color
Warya (War-tua) = Report/ Communication
Wartawan (War-ta-wan) = Reporter/ Journalis/ Correspondent/ Presser
Warung (War-oong) = Small shop/ Little stall
Wasangka (Was-uang-kua) = Suspicion
Wasiat (Was-iat) = Dying exhortation/ Last will and testament/ Magic power
Wasilah (Was-e-luah) = Bond/ Connection/ Relation
Wasit (Was-it) = Referee/ Arbitrator/ Umpier/ Arbiter
Wasitah (Was-it-uah) = Medium/ Spirit.
Waskita (Was-key-tua) = Clairvoyant/ Psychic
Waslap (Was-luap) = Scrubbing towel/ Washcloth
Waspada (Was-pua-dua) = Watchful/ Wide awake/ Vigilant/ Attentive/ Wary/ On guard
Wastafel (Was-tough-fael) = Bathroom sink/ Wash basin
Watak (Wha-tuak) = Temper/ Nature/ Disposition/ Character
Wawancara (Wha-whan-cha-rua) = Interview
Wawasan (Wha-wha-sun) = Insight/ Perception/ Concept
Wayang (Wha-young) = Shadow play with leather puppet (Traditional drama perfomance of Java and Bali).
Wejangan (Whe-juang-uan) = Instruction/ Advice
Wesel (Whae-sell) = Money order/ Draft
Wibawa (We-bha-wua) = Authority/ Power
Widuri (We-do-re) (Java Tradition) = Shrub
Widyawisata (Wid-ya–we-sha-tua) = Study Tour
Wilayah (We-luay-uah) = Region/ Area/ Zone/ District
Wira (We-rua) = Man/ Hero
Wisata (We-sha-tua) = Tour/ Trip/ Journey
Wisatawan (We-suat-aw-uan) = Tourist
Wiski (We-ski) = Whiskey/ Scotch
Wisma (Whis-mua) = Public building
Wisuda (Whis-ouda) = Graduation ceremony
Wujud (Who-jood) = Shape/ Appearance/Figure
Wol (Whol) = Wool
Wortel (Wor-tael) = Carrot

Okay then, those are the Indonesian words that start with W letter. Hopefully, what we inform you can help you learning Bahasa Indonesia. Especially this article can increase your Indonesian Vocabulary. See you, good people!!