awak

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Balinese

Romanization

awak

  1. Romanization of ᬳᬯᬓ᭄

Banjarese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Noun

awak

  1. (anatomy) body

Pronoun

awak

  1. (Hulu) I

Central Bontoc

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Noun

awak

  1. (anatomy) body

Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Noun

awak

  1. (anatomy) waist

Iban

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /awəak/
  • Hyphenation: a‧wak

Noun

awak

  1. opportunity
  2. time

Verb

awak

  1. to let
  2. to allow

Derived terms

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay awak, from Classical Malay awak, from Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”). Semantic loan from Minangkabau awak for sense of a Minangkabau person. Semantic loan from Javanese ꦲꦮꦏ꧀ (awak, “body”).

Pronunciation

Noun

awak

  1. body (ship, etc)
    Synonyms: badan, tubuh
  2. (usually in compound) crew;
    1. A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft
    2. A person in a crew
  3. A Minangkabau person

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Pronoun

awak

  1. (dialectal) you
    Synonyms: engkau, kamu, kau
  2. (Medan) I; me.
    Synonyms: aku, saya

Further reading

Iriga Bicolano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Noun

awak

  1. (anatomy) body, torso
  2. corpse, cadaver
    Synonym: bangkay

Javanese

Romanization

awak

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦮꦏ꧀

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

awak

  1. (anatomy) waist

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

awak

  1. (anatomy) waist

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Pronunciation

Noun

awak (Jawi spelling اوق, plural awak-awak, informal 1st possessive awakku, 2nd possessive awakmu, 3rd possessive awaknya)

  1. body
    Synonyms: badan, tubuh
  2. (usually in compounds) crew;
    1. A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, aeroplane, or spacecraft.
      Synonym: kru
    2. A person in a crew.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Pronoun

awak (Jawi spelling اوق)

  1. you (singular)
    Awak ada di mana sekarang?
    Where are you now?

Usage notes

  • Used with people of the same or similar age group.

Synonyms

See also

Malay personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person standard saya / ساي
aku/ku- / اکو / كو- (informal/towards God)
-ku / -كو (informal possessive)
hamba / همبا (dated) 		kami / کامي (exclusive)
kita orang / كيت اورڠ (informal exclusive)
kita / کيت (inclusive)
royal beta / بيتا
2nd person standard kamu / کامو
anda / اندا (formal)
engkau/kau- / اڠکاو/ كاو- (informal/towards God)
awak / اوق (friendly/older towards younger)
-mu / -مو (possessive) 		awak semua / اوق سموا
kamu semua / كامو سموا
kalian / کالين (informal)
kau orang / كاو اورڠ (informal)
royal tuanku / توانكو
3rd person standard dia / دي
ia / اي
beliau / بلياو (honorific)
-nya / -ڽ (possessive) 		mereka / مريک
dia orang / دي اورڠ (informal)
royal baginda / بݢيندا

Descendants

  • Indonesian: awak

References

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

awak

  1. (anatomy) waist

Minangkabau

Pronunciation

Noun

awak

  1. body
  2. a term for people from the same village (usually refers to fellow Minangkabau people)
    kironyo urang awak juo mah!
    turns out he's just like us

Pronoun

awak

  1. I, me, my; first person singular
    Awak pulang lai, Kawan!
    I will go home first, Bro!
  2. we, us, our; first person plural (inclusive of the person spoken to)
    Molah awak pai!
    Let us go!
  3. we, us, our; first person plural (exclusive of the person spoken to)
    Alah dulu lo awak pai.
    We've already left
  4. you; second person singular (used in a dialogue between spouses or lovers, can be used by either men or women; in a dialogue between superior and inferior, it's used only to speak to the inferior)
    Awak kama kini?
    Where do you want to go now?

Synonyms

References

Southern Tidong

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Noun

awak

  1. (anatomy) waist

Sundanese

Romanization

awak

  1. Romanization of ᮃᮝᮊ᮪

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

awak

  1. (anatomy) waist

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ʔaˈwak/, (noun:overflow of large volumes of water)
    • IPA(key): /ˈʔawak/, (noun: large body of water)
  • Rhymes: (noun:overflow of large volumes of water) -ak, (noun: large body of water) -awak
  • Syllabification: a‧wak

Noun

awák (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜃ᜔)

  1. overflow or gush of large volumes of water from a container, river or a body of water
    Synonyms: buluwak, bulwak, sagalwak

Related terms

Noun

awak (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜃ᜔)

  1. large body of water

Further reading

  • “awak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tenggarong Kutai Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Pronoun

awak

  1. you
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