awitan

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Javanese awitan (“having a beginning or origin, making a start”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /aˈwitan/ [aˈwit̪̚.an]
• Rhymes: -itan
• Syllabification: a‧wit‧an

Noun

awitan (plural awitan-awitan)

1. (medicine) onset: the initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.

   Synonym: onset

Derived terms

• awitan akut

Further reading

• “awitan” 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.

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed wit +‎ a- +‎ -an.

Verb

awitan

1. having a beginning or origin, making a start

   Synonym: mawitan

Descendants

• → Indonesian: awitan (learned)

Further reading

• "awitan" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.