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Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Javanese ꦩꦮꦱ꧀ (mawas). Doublet of awas and wawas.
Adjective
mawas
- attentive
Usage notes
This word only appears in the nonstandard term mawas diri. The base form does not exist in the dictionary.
Etymology 2
From Malay mawas.
Noun
mawas
- (rare, probably dated) orangutan
- Synonym: orang utan
Etymology 3
From Jambi Malay mawas.
Noun
mawas
- a drum made of wooden tubes and leather
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
mawas
- Romanization of ꦩꦮꦱ꧀
Malay
Etymology 1
Noun
mawas (Jawi spelling ماوس, plural mawas-mawas, informal 1st possessive mawasku, 2nd possessive mawasmu, 3rd possessive mawasnya)
- animals in the family Pongidae: chimpanzee, orangutan
Etymology 2
Verb
mawas
- (Java) to observe
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
Etymology 3
Noun
mawas (plural mawas-mawas, informal 1st possessive mawasku, 2nd possessive mawasmu, 3rd possessive mawasnya)
- Baccaurea brevipes (a type of tree and its fruit)
Further reading