gawang

Atong (India)

Etymology

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Noun

gawang

1. spider

Alternative forms

• guwang

References

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay gawang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gawaŋ (“gate, opening”), *-waŋ (“wide open space”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡawaŋ/
• Hyphenation: ga‧wang
• Rhymes: -waŋ, -aŋ, -ŋ

Noun

gawang (plural gawang-gawang, first-person possessive gawangku, second-person possessive gawangmu, third-person possessive gawangnya)

1. gate, gateway.
2. (soccer) goal post.
3. hurdle (in a race).

Derived terms

• gawangan

 

• gawang pintu

 

Further reading

• “gawang” 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.

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gawaŋ (“gate, opening”), *-waŋ (“wide open space”).

Noun

gawang

1. pitfall, hidden trap
2. hole

Woiwurrung

Noun

gawang

1. head

Derived terms

• lalenin gwang (“headache”)
• lambun gawang (“grey hair”)

References

• Barry J. Blake, Woiwurrung, in The Aboriginal Language of Melbourne and Other Sketches (1991; edited by R. M. W. Dixon and Barry J. Blake; OUP, Handbook of Australian Languages 4), pages 31–124