bawat

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bawat.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbawat/ [ˈba.wat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -awat
• Syllabification: ba‧wat

Noun

bawat (plural bawat-bawat)

1. ceremonial umbrella to show the height of one's rank

   Synonym: payung kebesaran

Adjective

bawat (comparative lebih bawat, superlative paling bawat)

1. dangling (of ropes)
2. (figurative) droopy (of eyelids)

Derived terms

• tali bawat (“halyard; rope used to raise or lower a sail”)

Further reading

• “bawat”, 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

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbawat/ [ˈba.wat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -awat, -wat, -at
• Hyphenation: ba‧wat

Noun

bawat (Jawi spelling باوت, plural bawat-bawat or bawat²)

1. (literary) ellipsis of payung bawat (“ceremonial umbrella to show the height of one's rank”)

   Synonym: payung kebesaran

Adjective

bawat (Jawi spelling باوت, comparative lebih bawat, superlative paling bawat)

1. droopy (of eyelids)

   Synonyms: luyu, rudu, ruyu

2. dangling (of ropes)

   Synonyms: beruntai, berjuntai

Derived terms

• mata bawat (“sleepy”)
• tali bawat (“halyard; rope used to raise or lower a sail; suspenders, a pair of straps crossing one's shoulders and extending down to one's trousers”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: bawat (inherited)

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bawa't — dated

Etymology

From bawa +‎ at.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbawat/ [ˈbaː.wɐt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -awat
• Syllabification: ba‧wat

Determiner

bawat (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜆ᜔)

1. each; every

   Synonyms: kada, (obsolete) bawa

Further reading

• “bawat”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “bawat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• bataw, tabaw