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Lubuagan Kalinga
Noun
sawang
- doorway
Malay
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawaŋ (“atmosphere, distance”), from the root *-waŋ (“wide-open space”).[1] Doublet of tawang and awang-awang.
Noun
sawang (Jawi spelling ساوڠ, plural sawang-sawang, informal 1st possessive sawangku, 2nd possessive sawangmu, 3rd possessive sawangnya)
- Airy interspace between earth and sky
Synonyms
Etymology 2
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Noun
sawang (Jawi spelling ساوڠ, plural sawang-sawang, informal 1st possessive sawangku, 2nd possessive sawangmu, 3rd possessive sawangnya)
- anything dirty that can be found on a ceiling (e.g. spider web, etc.)
- cobweb
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Further reading
Minangkabau
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawaŋ (“atmosphere, distance”), from the root *-waŋ (“wide-open space”).[1]
Noun
sawang
- Wide and open forest
References
Ternate
Etymology
From Malay sawan, possibly through North Moluccan Malay.
Pronunciation
Noun
sawang
- an illness variously characterized by convulsions, epilepsy, seizures
Verb
sawang
- (stative) to be confused
Conjugation
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Waray-Waray
Noun
sawang
- town proper