bawang

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).

bawang

1. garlic

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbawaŋ/
• Hyphenation: ba‧wang

báwang (Basahan spelling ᜊᜏᜅ᜔)

1. garlic

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).

bawang

1. garlic

• bauang — obsolete

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbawaŋ/
• Hyphenation: ba‧wang

báwang (Badlit spelling ᜊᜏᜅ᜔)

1. garlic

   Synonyms: ahos, lasuna

bawang

1. river

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).

• IPA^(key): /ba.waᵊŋ/
• Hyphenation: ba‧wang

bawang

1. onion

• bauang — obsolete

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbawaŋ/
• Hyphenation: ba‧wang

bawang

1. garlic

From Proto-Philippine *bawáŋ (“ravine”). Cognate with Tagalog bawang.

• IPA^(key): /baˈwaŋ/
• Hyphenation: ba‧wáng

bawáng

1. gorge
2. inlet

• Bauang

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From Malay bawang, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbawaŋ/

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• Rhymes: -awaŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧wang

bawang (plural bawang-bawang)

1. a generic name for onion or leek; Allium sp.

• “bawang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

bawang

1. Romanization of ꦧꦮꦁ

báwang

1. Súlat Wáwâ spelling of bauang

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).

bawang

1. garlic

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).

Sense of "gossiping" attested from 2017 to refer to scenarios of old ladies gossiping while peeling onions in preparation for communal cooking (kenduri), by association of verb kupas meaning not only "to peel" but also "to get to the bottom of something".^[1]

• Rhymes: -aŋ

• IPA^(key): /ˈbawaŋ/
• Hyphenation: ba‧wang

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bawang (Jawi spelling باوڠ, plural bawang-bawang, informal 1st possessive bawangku, 2nd possessive bawangmu, 3rd possessive bawangnya)

1. a generic name for onion, include garlic, leek etc.
2. (by extension) a plant of the genus Allium.

bawang

1. (figuratively) to be angry; see membawang
2. (slang) to gossip

   Apa yang diorang bawangkan tu?

   What are they gossiping about?

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “باوڠ bawang”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 46
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “باوڠ bawang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 88
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “bawang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 93-4

• “bawang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ.

bawang

1. onion, garlic

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).

bawang

1. garlic

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).

bawang

1. garlic

• bauang — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”). Cognate with Ilocano bawang, Bikol Central bawang, and Malay bawang (“onion”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbawaŋ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -awaŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧wang

bawang (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜅ᜔)

1. garlic

   Synonym: aho

2. big firecracker shaped like garlic
3. (slang, derogatory) fat person

   Synonym: tabatsoy

From Proto-Philippine *bawáŋ (“ravine”). Cognate with Ilocano bawang (“gorge”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈwaŋ/
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧wang

bawáng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜅ᜔)

1. thickly forested mountain region with uneven terrain

• “bawang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “bawang”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 38: “Ajos) Bavang (pp) legumbre comeſtible”

• bangaw, bang-aw