Editing Jawi script (section)

==Etymology==
The word {{lang|ms|Jawi}} ({{lang|ms-Arab|جاوي}}) is a shortening of the term in {{langx|ar|الجزائر الجاوي|Al-Jaza'ir Al-Jawi|translation=Malay Archipelago}}, which is the term used by [[Arabs]] for [[Nusantara (archipelago)|Nusantara]].<ref name="Ensiklopedia">{{cite book|last=Sudirman|first=Adi|title=Ensiklopedia Sejarah Lengkap Indonesia dari Era Klasik Sampai Kontemporer|language=id|publisher=Diva Press|year=2019|isbn=978-602-391-657-3|quote=Sementara itu, bangsa Arab menyebut tanah air kita dengan Jazair al-Jawi (Kepulauan Melayu)}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Oentoro|first=Jimmy|title=Indonesia Satu, Indonesia Beda, Indonesia Bisa|language=id|publisher=PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama|year=2010|isbn=978-979-22-5814-1|location=Jakarta}}</ref> 

According to [[Kamus Dewan]], {{lang|ms|Jawi}} ({{lang|ms-Arab|جاوي}}) is a term synonymous to '[[Malays (ethnic group)|Malay]]'.<ref name=Jawi>{{cite web |url=https://prpm.dbp.gov.my/cari1?keyword=jawi |title=Jawi II |access-date=3 March 2019 |year=2017 |publisher=Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu}}</ref> The term has been used interchangeably with 'Malay' in other terms including {{lang|ms|Bahasa Jawi}} or {{lang|mfa-Latn|Bahasa Yawi}} ([[Kelantan-Pattani Malay]], a [[Malayan languages|Malayan language]] used in [[Southern Thailand]]), {{lang|ms|Masuk Jawi}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://prpmv1.dbp.gov.my/Search.aspx?k=masuk+jawi |title=Masuk Jawi |access-date=3 March 2019 |year=2017 |publisher=Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu}}</ref> (literally "to become Malay", referring to the practice of [[circumcision]] to symbolise the [[coming of age]]), and {{lang|ms|Jawi pekan}} or {{lang|ms|[[Jawi Peranakan]]}} (literally 'Malay of the town' or 'Malay born of', referring to the Malay-speaking Muslims of mixed Malay and Indian ancestry).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://prpmv1.dbp.gov.my/Search.aspx?k=jawi+pekan |title=Jawi Pekan |access-date=3 March 2019 |year=2017 |publisher=Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu}}</ref> With verb-building [[circumfix]]es {{lang|ms|men-...-kan}}, {{lang|ms|menjawikan}} (literally {{gloss|to make something Malay}}), also refers to the act of translating a foreign text into Malay language. The phrase {{lang|ms|Tulisan Jawi}} that means {{gloss|Jawi script}} is another derivative that carries the meaning 'Malay script'.<ref name=Jawi/>