awur

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈawʊr/
• Hyphenation: awur
• Rhymes: -awʊr, -wʊr, -ʊr, -r

Etymology 1

From Malay awur. Doublet of tabur and tawur.

Noun

awur (first-person possessive awurku, second-person possessive awurmu, third-person possessive awurnya)

1. strew, scatter

   Synonym: tabur

Derived terms

• awuran
• mengawur
• mengawuri
• mengawurkan

 

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦲꦮꦸꦂ (awur, “to do haphazardly or without basis”), from Old Javanese awur (“confused, mixed”). Doublet of abor and abur.

Adjective

awur

1. haphazardly

   Synonym: sebarang

Derived terms

• awur-awuran
• awuran
• mengawur

 

Further reading

• “awur” 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.