awet

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦮꦺꦠ꧀ (awèt, “durable”), from Old Javanese awet (“lasting, permanent; for a long time, forever”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.wɛt/
• Rhymes: -wɛt, -ɛt, -t
• Hyphenation: a‧wet

Adjective

awet (comparative lebih awet, superlative paling awet)

1. durable

Derived terms

• awetan
• diawetkan
• keawetan
• mengawetkan
• pengawet
• pengawetan
• seawet
• terawet

• awet muda

Further reading

• “awet”, 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

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦮꦺꦠ꧀ (awèt, “durable”), from Old Javanese awet (“lasting, permanent; for a long time, forever”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /awet/
• Rhymes: -wet, -et
• Hyphenation: a‧wét

Adjective

awet (Jawi spelling اويت, comparative lebih awet, superlative paling awet)

1. Lasting for a long time; durable.

   Synonym: tahan lama

Affixations

• awetkan
• diawet
• diawetkan
• keawetan
• mengawet
• mengawetkan
• pengawet
• pengawetan
• seawet

Further reading

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