lawang

Banjarese

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦮꦁ (lawang), from Old Javanese lawaṅ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaŋ (“door, gate, passageway”).

Noun

lawang

1. door, gate

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlawaŋ/ [ˈla.waŋ]
• Rhymes: -awaŋ
• Syllabification: la‧wang

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦮꦁ (lawang), from Old Javanese lawaṅ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaŋ (“door, gate, passageway”).

Noun

lawang (plural lawang-lawang) (Java)

1. door, gate

   Synonym: pintu

Derived terms

• pelawang
• pelawangan

• lawang borotan
• lawang pintasan
• lawang sekepeng
• lawang seketeng
• lawang tembik

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit लवङ्ग (lavaṅga, “clove”), from Old Malay *lawang (“Cinnamomum culitlawan”) or another related Malayo-Polynesian language.

Noun

lawang (plural lawang-lawang) (dialectal)

1. cinnamon, Cinnamomum

   Synonym: kayu manis

2. nutmeg skin (which has been dried) is used as a spice

Etymology 3

Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

lawang (plural lawang-lawang)

1. (zoology) shortbarbel pangasius (Pseudolais micronemus)

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Kamang [Term?]

Noun

lawang (plural lawang-lawang)

1. (dialectal) hurricane, tornado

Further reading

• “lawang”, 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

Javanese

Romanization

lawang

1. romanization of ꦭꦮꦁ

Kavalan

Noun

lawang

1. gate

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaŋ (“door, gate, passageway”).

Noun

lawang (Jawi spelling لاوڠ, plural lawang-lawang or lawang²)

1. (dialectal, Sambas, Jambi Kota Seberang) door

Mufian

Noun

lawang (plural lawah)

1. tree

References

• J. Alungum et al., Some Muhiang Grammatical Notes (1978; archived), page 93

Sabah Bisaya

Noun

lawang

1. window (opening for light and air)

Southern Sama

Noun

lawang

1. door

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaŋ (“door, gate, passageway”).

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /lawaŋ/ [laˈwɑŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: la‧wang

Noun

lawang (Sulat Sūg spelling لَوَڠْ)

1. door, gate
2. (euphemistic) vulva

   Synonym: bilat (vulgar)