awat

Hiligaynon

Noun

awát

1. occupation, work

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay awat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.wat/

Adverb

awat

1. (obsolete) why

Synonyms

• mengapa

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Kedah Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /awat/

Adverb

awat

1. Why, what is the reason

   Awat la yang Tok hang tu suka dok berletiaq sangat . Hang tak ghasa ghimaih ka?

   Why does your grandma always nag. Don't you feel, like, really annoyed?

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Rayón Zoque

Noun

awat

1. louse

References

• Harrison, Roy, B. de Harrison, Margaret, López Juárez, Francisco, Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎^[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 4