Balinese

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Romanization

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awak

  1. Romanization of ᬳᬯᬓ᭄

Banjarese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (waist).

Noun

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awak

  1. (anatomy) body

Pronoun

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awak

  1. (Hulu) I

Central Bontoc

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (waist).

Noun

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awak

  1. (anatomy) body

Dibabawon Manobo

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (waist).

Noun

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awak

  1. (anatomy) waist

Iban

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /awəak/
  • Hyphenation: a‧wak

Noun

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awak

  1. opportunity
  2. time

Verb

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awak

  1. to let
  2. to allow

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay awak, from Classical Malay awak, from Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (waist). Semantic loan from Minangkabau awak for sense of a Minangkabau person. Semantic loan from Javanese ꦲꦮꦏ꧀ (awak, body).

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Noun

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awak

  1. body (ship, etc)
    Synonyms: badan, tubuh
  2. (usually in compound) crew;
    1. A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft
    2. A person in a crew
  3. A Minangkabau person

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Derived terms

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Pronoun

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awak

  1. (dialectal) you
    Synonyms: engkau, kamu, kau
  2. (Medan) I; me.
    Synonyms: aku, saya

Further reading

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Iriga Bicolano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (waist).

Noun

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awak

  1. (anatomy) body, torso
  2. corpse, cadaver
    Synonym: bangkay

Javanese

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Romanization

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awak

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦮꦏ꧀

Limos Kalinga

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

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awak

  1. (anatomy) waist

Lubuagan Kalinga

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

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awak

  1. (anatomy) waist

Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (waist).

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Noun

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awak (Jawi spelling اوق, plural awak-awak, informal 1st possessive awakku, 2nd possessive awakmu, 3rd possessive awaknya)

  1. body
    Synonyms: badan, tubuh
  2. (usually in compounds) crew;
    1. A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, aeroplane, or spacecraft.
      Synonym: kru
    2. A person in a crew.

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Pronoun

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awak (Jawi spelling اوق)

  1. you (singular)
    Awak ada di mana sekarang?
    Where are you now?

Usage notes

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  • Used with people of the same or similar age group.

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Malay personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person standard sayaساي
akuاکو, ku-كو- (informal/towards God)
-ku-كو (informal possessive)
hambaهمبا (dated)
kamiکامي (exclusive)
kita orangكيت اورڠ (informal exclusive)
kitaکيت (inclusive)
royal betaبيتا
2nd person standard kamuکامو
andaاندا (formal)
engkauاڠکاو, kau-كاو- (informal/towards God)
awakاوق (friendly/older towards younger)
-mu-مو (possessive)
awak semuaاوق سموا
kamu semuaكامو سموا
kalianکالين (informal)
kau orangكاو اورڠ (informal)
royal tuankuتوانكو
3rd person standard diaدي
iaاي
beliauبلياو (honorific)
-nya (possessive)
merekaمريک
dia orangدي اورڠ (informal)
royal bagindaبݢيندا

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: awak

References

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Mansaka

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

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awak

  1. (anatomy) waist

Minangkabau

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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awak

  1. body
  2. a term for people from the same village (usually refers to fellow Minangkabau people)
    kironyo urang awak juo mah!
    turns out he's just like us

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awak

  1. I, me, my; first person singular
    Awak pulang lai, Kawan!
    I will go home first, Bro!
  2. we, us, our; first person plural (inclusive of the person spoken to)
    Molah awak pai!
    Let us go!
  3. we, us, our; first person plural (exclusive of the person spoken to)
    Alah dulu lo awak pai.
    We've already left
  4. you; second person singular (used in a dialogue between spouses or lovers, can be used by either men or women; in a dialogue between superior and inferior, it's used only to speak to the inferior)
    Awak kama kini?
    Where do you want to go now?

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References

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Southern Tidung

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (waist).

Noun

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awak

  1. (anatomy) waist

Sundanese

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Romanization

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awak

  1. Romanization of ᮃᮝᮊ᮪

Tagakaulu Kalagan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

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awak

  1. (anatomy) waist

Tagalog

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Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ʔaˈwak/ [ʔɐˈwak̚] (overflow of large volumes of water, noun)
    • IPA(key): /ˈʔawak/ [ˈʔaː.wɐk̚] (large body of water, noun)
  • Syllabification: a‧wak

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awák (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜃ᜔)

  1. overflow or gush of large volumes of water from a container, river or a body of water
    Synonyms: buluwak, bulwak, sagalwak
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Noun

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awak (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜃ᜔)

  1. large body of water

Further reading

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  • awak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

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Tenggarong Kutai Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (waist).

Pronoun

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awak

  1. you