awang

See also: awaŋ and Awang

Chungli Ao

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a˧.waŋ˧/, [a˧.waŋ˧]

Verb

awang

1. to warm
   • 1967, “Mark 14:54”, in Ao Naga Common Language Bible, Bible Society of India:

     ...aser pa tanükertem den mi wanga mena liasü.

     ...and he sat with the guards, warming himself by the fire.

Inflection

Inflection of awang (Chungli)

		Affirmative	Negative
Past	Simple	awang	mawang
	Perfect	wangogo	mewangogo
Present	Simple	awanger	mawanger
	Progressive	wangdar wangdagi	mewangdar mewangdagi
Future/infinitive		awangtsü	mawangtsü
Imperative		wangang	tawang
Present participle		wanga	mewangi
Conditional		wangra wangrabang	mewangra mewangrabang

Further reading

• Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎^[1], Berkeley: University of California, page 86
• Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 13
• Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 176

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

áwang

1. alternative form of auang

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈawaŋ/
• Hyphenation: a‧wang

Etymology 1

Noun

awang (Lontara spelling ᨕᨓ)

1. peel; shell (e.g., of a candlenut or an onion)
2. husk; chaff; bran (of rice grains)

   Awang kutaeng assaʼbalaʼ kallonna

   Maybe bran made a hole in his throat (idiomatic: he eats bran like an animal; said of someone who is incredibly stupid).

Derived terms

compounds

• awang luʼmuʼ
• awang napelaʼ
• awang toa

Etymology 2

Root

awang (Lontara spelling ᨕᨓ)

1. precategorial root expressing burying or putting under the ground

Derived terms

affixations

• anngawang
• anngawanngang

See also

• tarawang

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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 (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (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, 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

Ulwa (Nicaragua)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /awaŋ/

Noun

awang (construct state awangka)

1. maternal uncle

Inflection

Inflection of awang

absolute		awang
construct
		singular	plural
1st	inc	awangki	awangni
	exc		awangkina
2nd		awangma	awangmana
3rd		awangka	awangkana

References

• Green, Thomas Michael (1999) A lexicographic study of Ulwa (Thesis)‎^[2], Massachusetts Institute of Technology, page 162

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.