menyawak
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦩꦼꦚꦮꦏ꧀ (menyawak), from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayawak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [məˈɲawak̚]
- Hyphenation: mê‧nya‧wak
Noun
mênyawak (first-person possessive menyawakku, second-person possessive menyawakmu, third-person possessive menyawaknya)
- Synonym of biawak (“monitor lizard (Varanus sp.)”)
Further reading
- “menyawak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
menyawak
- Romanization of ꦩꦼꦚꦮꦏ꧀.