awang-awang
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduplication of awang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ (“atmosphere, space between earth and sky”).
Noun
[edit]awang-awang (uncountable)
Further reading
[edit]- “awang-awang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduplication of awang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ,[1] from the root *-waŋ (“wide-open space”).[2] Doublet of awang and awang-awangan, also awang-gemawang.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]awang-awang (Jawi spelling اوڠ٢, informal 1st possessive awang-awangku, 2nd possessive awang-awangmu, 3rd possessive awang-awangnya)
- Atmosphere; airy interspace between earth and sky
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “awang-awang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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- Indonesian reduplications
- Indonesian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Indonesian uncountable nouns
- Indonesian multiword terms
- Malay reduplications
- Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay doublets
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/awaŋ
- Rhymes:Malay/waŋ
- Rhymes:Malay/aŋ
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns
- Malay uncountable nouns
- Malay multiword terms