awang-awang

Indonesian

Etymology

Reduplication of awang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ (“atmosphere, space between earth and sky”).

Noun

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

1. sky, atmosphere, space

   Synonyms: ambara, angkasa, bumantara, cakrawala, dirgantara, horizon, langit, udara

Further reading

• “awang-awang” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Reduplication of awang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ, from the root *-waŋ (“wide-open space”). Doublet of awang and awang-awangan, also awang-gemawang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /awaŋ awaŋ/
• Rhymes: -awaŋ, -waŋ, -aŋ

Noun

awang-awang (Jawi spelling اوڠ٢, informal 1st possessive awang-awangku, 2nd possessive awang-awangmu, 3rd possessive awang-awangnya)

1. Atmosphere; airy interspace between earth and sky

Synonyms

• udara
• angkasa

Derived terms

• awang-awangan

 

Further reading

• “awang-awang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.