awang

See also: awaŋ and Awang

Garo

Noun

awang

1. younger paternal uncle

Synonyms

• wanggipa (formal)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈawaŋ/ [ˈa.waŋ]
• Rhymes: -awaŋ
• Syllabification: a‧wang

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay awang, from Classical Malay اوڠ (awang), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ (“atmosphere”).

Root

awang

1. (chiefly dialectal) sky, atmosphere, space

Derived terms

• awang-awang
• awang-gemawang
• awangan
• mengawang
• perawangan

Etymology 2

From Malay awang, from Classical Malay اوڠ (awang). Doublet of abang and bang.

Noun

awang (plural awang-awang) (dialectal)

1. child, young

   Synonym: anak

2. man

   Synonym: pria

Adjective

awang (comparative lebih awang, superlative paling awang)

1. (dialectal, uncommon) friendly

   Synonyms: bersahabat, ramah

Derived terms

• berawang
• perawangan

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Serui-Laut [Term?].

Noun

awang (plural awang-awang)

1. carvings of the Sea Serui tribe with coral motifs, usually found on boats, tifa, etc.

Further reading

• “awang”, 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
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*awaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Kambera

Noun

awang

1. sky

References

• Marian Klamer (1998), A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 213

Kapampangan

Noun

awang

1. window

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /awaŋ/
• Rhymes: -waŋ, -aŋ

Etymology 1

Compare with abang (“older brother”).

Noun

awang (Jawi spelling اوڠ, plural awang-awang or awang²)

1. A familiar name or mode of address that applicable to a young person (mostly for man).
2. (figuratively) Slave.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ (“atmosphere, space between earth and sky.”), from the root *-waŋ (“wide-open space”). Doublet of awang-awang and awang-awangan, also awang-gemawang.

Noun

awang (Jawi spelling اوڠ, plural awang-awang or awang²)

1. Atmosphere; airy interspace between earth and sky

Synonyms

• udara
• angkasa

Derived terms

• awangan

• awang-awang

• awang-gemawang

• perawangan

Further reading

• “awang”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ (“atmosphere”).

Noun

awang (Sundanese script ᮃᮝᮀ)

1. sky

   Synonym: langit

Further reading

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*awaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ (“atmosphere, space between earth and sky”). Compare Malay awang. See also kawang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈwaŋ/ [ʔɐˈwaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: a‧wang

Noun

awáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜅ᜔)

1. crevice; crack; space between gap

Derived terms

• awangan
• iawang
• nakaawang
• umawang

Adjective

awáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜅ᜔)

1. slightly open; ajar

Further reading

• “awang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*awaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• waang, gawan, angaw, ngawa

Tiruray

Noun

awang

1. small boat

Yagara

Noun

awang

1. brother

References

• Eipper, Christopher, STATEMENT OF THE ORIGIN, CONDITION, AND PROSPECTS, OF THE GERMAN MISSION TO THE ABORIGINES AT MORETON BAY, CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NEW SOUTH WALES, 1841.