awang

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See also: awaŋ

Garo

Noun

awang

  1. younger paternal uncle

Synonyms

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

Root

awang

  1. sky, atmosphere, space
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

From Malay awang, from Classical Malay اوڠ (awang). Doublet of abang and bang.

Pronunciation

Noun

awang (first-person possessive awangku, second-person possessive awangmu, third-person possessive awangnya)

  1. child, young
  2. man

Adjective

awang (first-person possessive awangku, second-person possessive awangmu, third-person possessive awangnya)

  1. friendly
    Synonym: bersahabat

Derived terms

Affixed terms

Further reading

Kambera

Noun

awang

  1. sky

References

  • Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 213

Kapampangan

Noun

awang

  1. window

Malay

Pronunciation

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)

  1. A familiar name or mode of address that applicable to a young person (mostly for man).
  2. (figuratively) Slave.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ (“atmosphere, space between earth and sky.”), from the root *-waŋ (“wide-open space”). 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)

  1. Atmosphere; airy interspace between earth and sky
Synonyms
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *sawaŋ
  2. ^ Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *-waŋ

Further reading

Sundanese

Romanization

awang

  1. Romanization of ᮃᮝᮀ

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare kawang.

Pronunciation

Noun

awáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜅ᜔)

  1. crevice; crack; space between gap

Derived terms

Adjective

awáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜅ᜔)

  1. slightly open; ajar

Tiruray

Noun

awang

  1. small boat

Yagara

Noun

awang

  1. 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.
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