awak-awak
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Javanese [Term?].
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
awak-awak (plural awak-awak-awak-awak, first-person possessive awak-awakku, second-person possessive awak-awakmu, third-person possessive awak-awaknya)
- an arrangement of plates and copper wire placed in front of the canting cap to form a decorative image on the front of the batik cloth
Further reading[edit]
- “awak-awak” 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.