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Where does “begawan” come from?

begawan (Malay) comes from Sanskrit भगवान् — God.

begawan (Malay): holy; title for clergy, monk; honourable or...

Definitions

  1. holy; title for clergy, monk; honourable or...

Ancestry of “begawan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभगवान्God

Words derived from “begawan”

  • Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Bandar Seri Begawan
  • بندر سري بكاوان
  • Բանդար Սերի Բեգավան
  • Bandar Seri Begawan
  • begawan
  • Bandar Seri Begawan
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