awang

See also: awaŋ

Garo

Noun

awang

1. younger paternal uncle

Synonyms

• wanggipa (formal)

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈawaŋ]
• Hyphenation: awang

Root

awang

1. sky, atmosphere, space

Derived terms

Affixed terms

• awang-awang
• awang-gemawang
• awangan
• mengawang
• perawangan

 

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈawaŋ]
• Hyphenation: awang

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

• berawang
• perawangan

 

Further reading

• “awang” 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.

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

• IPA^(key): /awaŋ/
• Rhymes: -waŋ, -aŋ

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

• udara
• angkasa

Derived terms

• awangan

 

• awang-awang

 

• awang-gemawang

 

• perawangan

 

Further reading

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

Sundanese

Romanization

awang

1. Romanization of ᮃᮝᮀ

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare kawang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈwaŋ/, [ʔɐˈwaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: a‧wang

Noun

awáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜅ᜔)

1. crevice; crack; space between gap

Derived terms

• awangan
• iawang
• nakaawang
• umawang

 

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.