bawang
Asi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).
Noun edit
bawang
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bawang
See also edit
Bolinao edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).
Noun edit
bawang
Cebuano edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bawang
Iban edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bawang
Ilocano edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bawang
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Philippine *bawáŋ (“ravine”). Cognate with Tagalog bawang.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bawáng
Derived terms edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay bawang, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
bawang (first-person possessive bawangku, second-person possessive bawangmu, third-person possessive bawangnya)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “bawang” 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.
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
bawang
- Romanization of ꦧꦮꦁ
Central Dusun edit
Noun edit
bawang
- river
Kapampangan edit
Noun edit
báwang
- Súlat Wáwâ spelling of bauang
Karao edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).
Noun edit
bawang
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).
Sense of "gossiping" attested from 2017 to refer to scenarios of old ladies gossiping while peeling onions in preparation for communal cooking (kenduri), by association of verb kupas meaning not only "to peel" but also "to get to the bottom of something".[1]
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -aŋ
Noun edit
bawang (Jawi spelling باوڠ, plural bawang-bawang, informal 1st possessive bawangku, 2nd possessive bawangmu, 3rd possessive bawangnya)
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
bawang
- (figuratively) to be angry; see membawang
- (slang) to gossip
- Apa yang diorang bawangkan tu?
- What are they gossiping about?
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Wan Norasikin Wan Ismail & Nurul Najihah Jamal (n.d.). " Bawang dan Membawang". Klik. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Malaysia
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “باوڠ bawang”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 46
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “باوڠ bawang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 88
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “bawang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 93-4
Further reading edit
- “bawang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Maranao edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ.
Noun edit
bawang
Masbatenyo edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).
Noun edit
bawang
Sambali edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”).
Noun edit
bawang
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bawaŋ (“garlic, onion”). Cognate with Ilocano bawang, Bikol Central bawang, and Malay bawang (“onion”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bawang (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜅ᜔)
- garlic
- Synonym: aho
- big firecracker shaped like garlic
- (slang, derogatory) fat person
- Synonym: tabatsoy
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Philippine *bawáŋ (“ravine”). Cognate with Ilocano bawang (“gorge”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bawáng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜅ᜔)