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awang

See also: awaŋ

Garo

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Noun

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awang

  1. younger paternal uncle

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Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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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

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

Root

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awang

  1. sky, atmosphere, space
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Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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awang (first-person possessive awangku, second-person possessive awangmu, third-person possessive awangnya)

  1. child, young
  2. man

Adjective

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awang (first-person possessive awangku, second-person possessive awangmu, third-person possessive awangnya)

  1. friendly
    Synonym: bersahabat

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Kambera

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Noun

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awang

  1. sky

References

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  • Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 213

Kapampangan

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Noun

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awang

  1. window

Malay

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Compare with abang (“older brother”).

Noun

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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

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ (“atmosphere, space between earth and sky.”),[1] from the root *-waŋ (“wide-open space”).[2] Doublet of awang-awang and awang-awangan, also awang-gemawang.

Noun

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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
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References

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  1. ^ Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *sawaŋ
  2. ^ Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *-waŋ

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Sundanese

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Romanization

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awang

  1. Romanization of ᮃᮝᮀ

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Compare kawang.

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Noun

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awáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜅ᜔)

  1. crevice; crack; space between gap

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Adjective

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awáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜅ᜔)

  1. slightly open; ajar

Anagrams

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Tiruray

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Noun

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awang

  1. small boat

Yagara

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Noun

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awang

  1. brother

References

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  • 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.
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