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Abenaki
Noun
awan
- air
References
Acehnese
Noun
awan
- cloud
Bakumpai
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawan.
Noun
awan
- cloud
Balinese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawan.
Noun
awan (Balinese script ᬳᬯᬦ᭄)
- cloud
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old Javanese awan, hawan (“way, road, vehicle”).
Noun
awan (Balinese script ᬳᬯᬦ᭄)
- journey, travel
- cause
References
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*hawan”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Further reading
- “awan” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary , Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province .
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔawan/
- Hyphenation: a‧wan
Noun
áwan (Basahan spelling ᜀᜏᜈ᜔)
- lawnmowing
- grass cutting or trimming
- Synonym: basabas
Derived terms
Brunei Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *awan (compare Malay awan), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /awan/
- Hyphenation: a‧wan
Noun
awan
- cloud (visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air)
Central Melanau
Etymology
From Proto-North Sarawak *awan, from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawan.
Noun
awan
- cloud (visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air)
Ibatan
Etymology
Cognate with Yami awan and Ivatan awaan.
Noun
awan
- year
Ilocano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧wán
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈwan/,
Verb
awán
- to not have
Awan ti kuartana.- He has no money.
Preposition
awán
- without
Pronoun
awán
- nothing; nobody
Derived terms
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay awan, from Proto-Malayic *awan, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawan.
Pronunciation
Noun
awan (plural awan-awan)
- cloud (a visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air)
- (astronomy) cloud (any mass of dust, steam or smoke resembling such a mass)
- cloud-like pattern
- (figurative, uncommon) a very high place
Derived terms
Compounds
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
awan
- romanization of ꦲꦮꦤ꧀
Malay
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayic *awan, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawan.
Pronunciation
Noun
awan (Jawi spelling اون, plural awan-awan)
- cloud (visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air)
- Synonym: mega
2005 , A. Samad Said, A. Samad Said: Sebuah antologi puisi yang menghimpunkan karya-karya selama setengah abad , Utusan Publications, Memanggil Tun Teja (Poem No. 157), page 303:Dia mengingini sungai yang sejuk, jernih,
merindui awan tenang yang paling putih- He yearns for a river that is cold and clear,
misses a calm cloud that is the most white.
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
Descendants
- > Indonesian: awan (inherited)
Further reading
Old Javanese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawan (“atmosphere”).
Noun
awan
- midday, noon
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Noun
awan
- alternative spelling of hawan
Quechua
Verb
awan
- third-person singular present indicative of away
Rejang
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawan (“atmosphere”).
Noun
awan (Rejang script ꥆꥀꥐ)
- cloud
Southwestern Dinka
Noun
awan
- jackal, fox
References
- Dinka-English Dictionary, 2005
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Interjection
awán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜈ᜔) (dialectal, Southern Tagalog)
- alternative form of aywan: I don't know!; I forgot!
Etymology 2
Learned borrowing from Ilocano awan.
Numeral
awán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜈ᜔) (neologism)
- zero
- Synonyms: wala, sero, (neologism) kopong
Further reading
- “awan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
Anagrams
Yami
Etymology
Cognates with Ivatan awaan and Ibatan awan.
Noun
awan
- year