awak-awak
Indonesian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Javanese [Term?].
Pronunciation
editNoun
editawak-awak (plural awak-awak-awak-awak, first-person possessive awak-awakku, second-person possessive awak-awakmu, third-person possessive awak-awaknya)
- an arrangement of plates and copper wire placed in front of the canting cap to form a decorative image on the front of the batik cloth
Further reading
edit- “awak-awak” 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.