sawang
Lubuagan Kalinga
Noun
sawang
- doorway
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sawaŋ/
- Rhymes: -awaŋ, -waŋ, -aŋ
Etymology 1
Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawaŋ (“atmosphere, distance”), from the root *-waŋ (“wide-open space”).[1] Doublet of tawang and awang-awang.
Noun
sawang (Jawi spelling ساوڠ, plural sawang-sawang, informal 1st possessive sawangku, 2nd possessive sawangmu, 3rd possessive sawangnya)
- Airy interspace between earth and sky
- (Minangkabau Malay) Wide and open forest
Synonyms
- angkasa
- udara
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
sawang (Jawi spelling ساوڠ, plural sawang-sawang, informal 1st possessive sawangku, 2nd possessive sawangmu, 3rd possessive sawangnya)
- anything dirty that can be found on a ceiling (e.g. spider web, etc.)
- cobweb
Derived terms
- pesawangan
- punai sawang
- rimba sawang
- sawangan
- sawang kumbang
- sawang langit
- sesawang
References
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *-waŋ
Further reading
- “sawang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Ternate
Etymology
From Malay sawan, possibly through North Moluccan Malay.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sa.ˈwaŋ]
Noun
sawang
- an illness variously characterized by convulsions, epilepsy, seizures
Verb
sawang
- (stative) to be confused
Conjugation
| Conjugation of sawang | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Inclusive | Exclusive | |||
| 1st | tosawang | fosawang | misawang | |
| 2nd | nosawang | nisawang | ||
| 3rd | Masculine | osawang | isawang, yosawang† | |
| Feminine | mosawang | |||
| Neuter | isawang | |||
| † - archaic | ||||
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Waray-Waray
Noun
sawang
- town proper