mawas
Indonesian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Javanese ꦩꦮꦱ꧀ (mawas). Doublet of awas and wawas.
Adjective edit
mawas
Usage notes edit
This word only appears in the nonstandard term mawas diri. The base form does not exist in the dictionary.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
mawas
- (rare, probably dated) orangutan
- Synonym: orang utan
Etymology 3 edit
From Jambi Malay mawas.
Noun edit
mawas
- a drum made of wooden tubes and leather
Further reading edit
- “mawas” 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.
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
mawas
- Romanization of ꦩꦮꦱ꧀
Malay edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Verb edit
mawas
- (Java) to observe
Derived terms edit
Affixed terms and other derivations
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
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 edit
- “mawas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.