awang-awang

Indonesian

Etymology

Reduplication of awang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ (“atmosphere, space between earth and sky”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

awang-awang (plural awang-awang)

1. sky, atmosphere, space

   Synonyms: ambara, angkasa, bumantara, cakrawala, dirgantara, horizon, langit, udara

Further reading

• “awang-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

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

awang-awang (Jawi spelling اوڠ٢, uncountable)

1. Atmosphere; airy interspace between earth and sky

Synonyms

• udara
• angkasa

Derived terms

• awang-awangan

Further reading

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