No. 893 in Indonesian
dewi
Goddess.
In a sentence
Dewi Sri adalah dewi dalam mitologi Jawa yang berhubungan dengan panen.
Dewi Sri is a goddess in Javanese mythology associated with the harvest.
Here, 'dewi' functions to denote a divine, particularly feminine, entity or goddess.
Dewi membeli buku baru di toko kemarin.
Dewi bought a new book at the store yesterday.
In this sentence, 'Dewi' serves as a proper noun referring to a person's name.
Dia memiliki senyum yang indah seperti dewi.
She has a beautiful smile like a goddess.
Here, 'dewi' is used metaphorically to describe someone possessing qualities similar to those of a goddess.
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