mawas
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Indonesian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Javanese ꦩꦮꦱ꧀ (mawas). Doublet of awas and wawas.
Adjective[edit]
mawas
Usage notes[edit]
This word only appears in the nonstandard term mawas diri. The base form does not exist in the dictionary.
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
mawas
- (rare, probably dated) orangutan
- Synonym: orang utan
Etymology 3[edit]
From Jambi Malay mawas.
Noun[edit]
mawas
- a drum made of wooden tubes and leather
Further reading[edit]
- “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[edit]
Romanization[edit]
mawas
- Romanization of ꦩꦮꦱ꧀
Malay[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
mawas (Jawi spelling ماوس, plural mawas-mawas, informal 1st possessive mawasku, 2nd possessive mawasmu, 3rd possessive mawasnya)
- animals in the family Pongidae: chimpanzee, orangutan
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
mawas
- (Java) to observe
Derived terms[edit]
Affixed terms and other derivations
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
mawas (plural mawas-mawas, informal 1st possessive mawasku, 2nd possessive mawasmu, 3rd possessive mawasnya)
- Baccaurea brevipes (a type of tree and its fruit)
Further reading[edit]
- “mawas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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