awang-gemawang
Malay
Etymology
Reduplication of awang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ (“atmosphere, space between earth and sky”), with the second word from (g)awang + -em-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /awaŋ ɡəmawaŋ/
- Rhymes: -awaŋ, -waŋ, -aŋ
Noun
awang-gemawang (Jawi spelling اوڠ-ݢماوڠ, informal 1st possessive awang-gemawangku, 2nd possessive awang-gemawangmu, 3rd possessive awang-gemawangnya)
- Atmosphere; airy interspace between earth and sky
See also
- awan-kemawan
References
Further reading
- “awang-gemawang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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