cawang

Malay

Etymology

Variant of cabang. From Proto-Malayic *cabaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *cabaŋ.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

cawang (plural cawang-cawang, informal 1st possessive cawangku, 2nd possessive cawangmu, 3rd possessive cawangnya)

1. bifurcating, branch
2. (of river) tributary
3. (medicine, engineering) junction

Derived terms

• cawangan
• pencawang

Further reading

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