awang-gemawang
Malay
editEtymology
editReduplication of awang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ (“atmosphere, space between earth and sky”), with the second word from (g)awang + -em-.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editawang-gemawang (Jawi spelling اوڠ-ݢماوڠ, informal 1st possessive awang-gemawangku, 2nd possessive awang-gemawangmu, 3rd possessive awang-gemawangnya)
- Atmosphere; airy interspace between earth and sky
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Further reading
edit- “awang-gemawang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.