awang-awang
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduplication of awang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ (“atmosphere, space between earth and sky”).
Noun[edit]
awang-awang (first-person possessive awang-awangku, second-person possessive awang-awangmu, third-person possessive awang-awangnya)
Further reading[edit]
- “awang-awang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduplication of awang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ,[1] from the root *-waŋ (“wide-open space”).[2] Doublet of awang and awang-awangan, also awang-gemawang.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
awang-awang (Jawi spelling اوڠ٢, informal 1st possessive awang-awangku, 2nd possessive awang-awangmu, 3rd possessive awang-awangnya)
- Atmosphere; airy interspace between earth and sky
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “awang-awang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Categories:
- Indonesian reduplications
- Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Indonesian uncountable nouns
- Indonesian multiword terms
- Malay reduplications
- Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay doublets
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/awaŋ
- Rhymes:Malay/waŋ
- Rhymes:Malay/aŋ
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns
- Malay uncountable nouns
- Malay multiword terms