awang
Garo
Noun
awang
- younger paternal uncle
Synonyms
- wanggipa (formal)
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
Root
awang
- sky, atmosphere, space
Derived terms
- awangan
- awang-awang
- awang-gemawang
- mengawang
- perawangan
Etymology 2
From Malay awang, from Classical Malay اوڠ (awang). Doublet of abang and bang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈawaŋ]
- Hyphenation: awang
Noun
awang (first-person possessive awangku, second-person possessive awangmu, third-person possessive awangnya)
- child, young
- man
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: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Kambera
Noun
awang
- sky
References
- Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 213
Kapampangan
Noun
awang
- window
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)
- A familiar name or mode of address that applicable to a young person (mostly for man).
- (figuratively) Slave.
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
Synonyms
- udara
- angkasa
Derived terms
- awangan
- awang-awang
- awang-gemawang
- perawangan
References
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *sawaŋ
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *-waŋ
Further reading
- “awang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Sundanese
Romanization
awang
- Romanization of ᮃᮝᮀ
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧wang
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈwaŋ/, [ʔɐˈwaŋ]
Noun
awáng
- crevice; crack; space between gap
Derived terms
- awangan
- iawang
- nakaawang
- umawang
Adjective
awáng
- slightly open; ajar
Tiruray
Noun
awang
- small boat
Yagara
Noun
awang
- brother
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.