From Malay satwa, from Sanskrit सत्त्व (sattva).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsatwa/ [ˈsat̪̪.wa]
• Rhymes: -atwa
• Syllabification: sat‧wa

satwa (plural satwa-satwa)

1. animal

   Synonyms: binatang, hewan

• “satwa”, 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

• sato / ساتو

From Sanskrit सत्त्व (sattva).

• IPA^(key): [satuə], [satwə]
• Rhymes: -uə, -wə, -ə

satwa (Jawi spelling ستوا, plural satwa-satwa or satwa²)

1. animal (organism)
2. animal (organism other than man)
3. animal (person who behaves wildly)

• binatang / بيناتڠ
• haiwan / حيوان

satwa (Jawi spelling ستوا, comparative lebih satwa, superlative paling satwa)

1. animal (of animals)

• binatang / بيناتڠ
• haiwan / حيوان

• Indonesian: satwa
• → Tausug: sattuwa

• "satwa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017