gawang
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Atong (India)
Etymology
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Noun
gawang
Alternative forms
References
- van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay gawang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gawaŋ (“gate, opening”), *-waŋ (“wide open space”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡawaŋ/
- Rhymes: -awaŋ
- Syllabification: ga‧wang
Noun
gawang (plural gawang-gawang, first-person possessive gawangku, second-person possessive gawangmu, third-person possessive gawangnya)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “gawang” 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.
Tausug
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gawaŋ (“gate, opening”), *-waŋ (“wide open space”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gawang (Sulat Sūg spelling ݢَوَڠْ)
Woiwurrung
Noun
gawang
Derived terms
- lalenin gwang (“headache”)
- lambun gawang (“grey hair”)
References
- Barry J. Blake, Woiwurrung, in The Aboriginal Language of Melbourne and Other Sketches (1991; edited by R. M. W. Dixon and Barry J. Blake; OUP, Handbook of Australian Languages 4), pages 31–124