awang
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Malay awang, from Classical Malay اوڠ (awang), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ (“atmosphere, space between earth and sky”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈawaŋ]
- Hyphenation: awang
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈawaŋ]
- Hyphenation: awang
Noun
awang (first-person possessive awangku, second-person possessive awangmu, third-person possessive awangnya)
Adjective
awang (first-person possessive awangku, second-person possessive awangmu, third-person possessive awangnya)
- friendly
- Synonym: bersahabat
Derived terms
- berawang
- perawangan
Further reading
- “awang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Kambera
References
- Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 213
Kapampangan
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /awaŋ/
- Rhymes: -waŋ, -aŋ
Etymology 1
Compare with abang (“older brother”).
Noun
awang (Jawi spelling اوڠ, plural awang-awang, informal 1st possessive awangku, 2nd possessive awangmu, 3rd possessive awangnya)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ (“atmosphere, space between earth and sky.”),[1] from the root *-waŋ (“wide-open space”).[2] Doublet of awang-awang and awang-awangan, also awang-gemawang.
Noun
awang (Jawi spelling اوڠ, plural awang-awang, informal 1st possessive awangku, 2nd possessive awangmu, 3rd possessive awangnya)
- Atmosphere; airy interspace between earth and sky
Further reading
- “awang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Sundanese
Tagalog
Etymology
Compare kawang.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈwaŋ/ [ʔɐˈwaŋ]
- Rhymes: -aŋ
- Syllabification: a‧wang
Derived terms
- awangan
- iawang
- nakaawang
- umawang
Yagara
References
- Eipper, Christopher, STATEMENT OF THE ORIGIN, CONDITION, AND PROSPECTS, OF THE GERMAN MISSION TO THE ABORIGINES AT MORETON BAY, CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NEW SOUTH WALES, 1841.