awak

Balinese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

awak (Balinese script ᬳᬯᬓ᭄)

1. (anatomy) body

Banjarese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) body

Pronoun

awak

1. (Hulu) I

Central Bontoc

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) body

Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) waist

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /awəak/
• Hyphenation: a‧wak

Noun

awak

1. opportunity
2. time

Verb

awak

1. to let
2. to allow

Derived terms

• awakka

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay awak, from Classical Malay awak, from Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

• Semantic loan from Minangkabau awak for sense of a Minangkabau person.
• Semantic loan from Javanese ꦲꦮꦏ꧀ (awak, “body”).
• Semantic loan from Batak
• Semantic loan from Acehnese [Term?] (“group of people”)
• Semantic loan from Kerinci [Term?] (“someone who is older, but younger than mother and father”)
• Semantic loan from Lun Bawang [Term?] (“felled wood pieces”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈawaʔ/ [ˈa.waʔ]
    • Rhymes: -awaʔ
  • IPA^(key): /ˈawak/ [ˈa.wak̚]
    • Rhymes: -awak
• Syllabification: a‧wak

Noun

awak (plural awak-awak)

1. body (of ship, etc.)

   Synonyms: badan, tubuh

2. (usually in compound) crew
3. a Minangkabau person
4. (dialect Batak) the junction of the upper and lower spine
5. (archery, dialect Java) the white part on the archery target board
6. (dialect Lundayeh) felled wood pieces

Hyponyms

• awak darat
• awak geladak
• awak kabin
• awak kalian
• awak kapal
• awak media
• awak mesin
• awak penerbangan
• awak pesawat
• awak properti
• awak udara

Derived terms

• berawak
• berperawakan
• memperawak
• mengawaki
• pengawakan
• perawakan

Classifier

awak (singular seawak)

1. used to count ships

   Berapa awak kapal? ― How many ships?

Pronoun

awak

1. (dialectal) you

   Synonyms: engkau, kamu, kau

2. (Medan) I; me

   Synonyms: aku, saya

3. (dialect Aceh) a group of people
4. (dialect Kerinci) greeting for someone who is older, but younger than mother and father

Further reading

• “awak”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

awak

1. romanization of ꦲꦮꦏ꧀

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) waist

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) waist

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈawak/ [ˈa.waʔ]

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• Rhymes: -awaʔ, -waʔ, -aʔ
• Hyphenation: a‧wak

Pronoun

awak (Jawi spelling اوق)

1. (polite) Second person singular pronoun; you.

   Synonyms: engkau, kau, kamu

   Awak di mana sekarang?

   Where are you now?

Usage notes

• Used as a polite pronoun with people of the same or similar age group of a different gender or with people of a lower age group (e.g. an adult talking to a child).

See also

Malay personal pronouns

	Singular	Plural
1st person	saya1 aku3	kita4 kami2 & 5 kita orang3 & 5
2nd person	awak1 anda2 awda8 (eng)kau3 kamu3	(2nd person) + semua6 kalian2 (eng)kau orang3
3rd person	dia ia beliau7 -nya2	mereka2 dia orang3

¹ Polite.
² Formal.
³ Informal.
⁴ Includes the listener (inclusive).
⁵ Excludes the listener (exclusive).
⁶ Formality depends on the second person pronoun used.
⁷ Honorific.
⁸ Formal (Brunei).

Notes:

• This table mostly only shows personal pronouns that are commonly used in the standard language and within the Klang Valley area.
• The second person pronouns are often replaced by kinship terms, titles, or the like.
• The enclitic -nya is only used obliquely (as an object or possessor).
• The second person pronoun kamu is usually only used when speaking with younger speakers.

See each entry for more information.

Noun

awak (Jawi spelling اوق, plural awak-awak or awak²)

1. (uncommon) A body.

   Synonyms: badan, tubuh

2. (uncommon) One's self; self.

   Synonym: diri

Derived terms

Affixations

• perawakan

Compounds

• awak kapal
• awak perahu

Descendants

• > Indonesian: awak (inherited)

References

• “awak”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

Further reading

• "awak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary — *Sawak

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) waist

Minangkabau

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /awaʔ/

Noun

awak

1. body
2. self
3. fellow member of a group (especially, a fellow Minangkabau person)

   Kironyo urang awak juo mah!

   Turns out he's one of our people!

Pronoun

awak

1. I; me; my (first person singular pronoun)

   Awak pulang lai, Kawan!

   I will go home first, Bro!

2. we; us; our (first person plural pronoun, inclusive of the person spoken to)

   Molah awak pai!

   Let us go!

3. we; us; our (first person plural pronoun, exclusive of the person spoken to)

   Alah dulu lo awak pai.

   We've already left

4. you (second person singular pronoun)

   Awak kama kini?

   Where do you want to go now?

Usage notes

As a second person singular pronoun, it may be used by spouses or lovers when adressing each other, or by a person of superior status when addressing someone lower in hierarchy.

Synonyms

• (I): ambo, den
• (we, inclusive): kito
• (we, exclusive): kami
• (you): angkau, ang, kau

References

• Moussay, G. (1995), “AWAK”, in Dictionnaire minangkabau-indonésien-français [Minangkabau-Indonesian-French dictionary] (in French), Paris: Éditions L'Harmattan, pages 99–100

Rinconada Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) body, torso
2. corpse, cadaver

   Synonym: bangkay

Southern Tidung

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) waist

Sundanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Noun

awak (Sundanese script ᮃᮝᮊ᮪)

1. body

Pronoun

awak (Sundanese script ᮃᮝᮊ᮪)

1. (panengah) you

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) waist

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔaˈwak/ [ʔɐˈwak̚] (“overflow of large volumes of water”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -ak
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʔawak/ [ˈʔaː.wɐk̚] (“large body of water”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -awak
• Syllabification: a‧wak

Noun

awák (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜃ᜔)

1. overflow or gush of large volumes of water from a container, river or a body of water

   Synonyms: buluwak, bulwak, sagalwak

Related terms

• alawak

Noun

awak (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜃ᜔)

1. large body of water

Further reading

• “awak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• kawa, waak

Tenggarong Kutai Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Pronoun

awak

1. you