mawas

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmawas/ [ˈma.was]

Etymology 1

From Javanese ꦩꦮꦱ꧀ (mawas). Doublet of awas and wawas.

Adjective

mawas

1. attentive

Usage notes

This word only appears in the nonstandard term mawas diri. The base form does not exist in the dictionary.

Etymology 2

From Malay mawas.

Noun

mawas

1. (rare, probably dated) orangutan

   Synonym: orang utan

Etymology 3

From Jambi Malay mawas.

Noun

mawas

1. a drum made of wooden tubes and leather

Further reading

• “mawas” 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

Romanization

mawas

1. Romanization of ꦩꦮꦱ꧀

Malay

Etymology 1

Noun

mawas (Jawi spelling ماوس, plural mawas-mawas, informal 1st possessive mawasku, 2nd possessive mawasmu, 3rd possessive mawasnya)

1. animals in the family Pongidae: chimpanzee, orangutan

Etymology 2

Verb

mawas

1. (Java) to observe

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• memawas (“to introspect”) [agent focus] (meN-)

Etymology 3

Noun

mawas (plural mawas-mawas, informal 1st possessive mawasku, 2nd possessive mawasmu, 3rd possessive mawasnya)

1. Baccaurea brevipes (a type of tree and its fruit)

Further reading

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