sawang

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

sawang

1. doorway

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sawaŋ/
• Rhymes: -awaŋ, -waŋ, -aŋ

Etymology 1

Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawaŋ (“atmosphere, distance”), from the root *-waŋ (“wide-open space”). Doublet of tawang and awang-awang.

Noun

sawang (Jawi spelling ساوڠ, plural sawang-sawang, informal 1st possessive sawangku, 2nd possessive sawangmu, 3rd possessive sawangnya)

1. Airy interspace between earth and sky

   Synonyms: angkasa, udara

2. (obsolete) strait

   Synonym: selat

3. (obsolete) nearshore, shallow waters near the coast

Etymology 2

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

Noun

sawang (Jawi spelling ساوڠ, plural sawang-sawang, informal 1st possessive sawangku, 2nd possessive sawangmu, 3rd possessive sawangnya)

1. cobweb
2. anything dirty that can be found on a ceiling (e.g. spider web, etc.)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• sawangan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• pesawangan [passive / name of profession + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (pe- + -an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• sawang kumbang
• punai sawang
• rimba sawang
• sawang langit
• sesawang

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ساوڠ sawang”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 18
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ساوڠ sawang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 366
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “sawang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 394

Further reading

• “sawang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Minangkabau

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawaŋ (“atmosphere, distance”), from the root *-waŋ (“wide-open space”).

Noun

sawang

1. Wide and open forest

Ternate

Etymology

From Malay sawan, possibly through North Moluccan Malay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sa.ˈwaŋ]

Noun

sawang

1. an illness variously characterized by convulsions, epilepsy, seizures

Verb

sawang

1. (stative) to be confused

Conjugation

Conjugation of sawang

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tosawang	fosawang	misawang
2nd person		nosawang	nisawang
3rd person	masculine	osawang	isawang yosawang (archaic)
	feminine	mosawang
	neuter	isawang

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Waray-Waray

Noun

sawang

1. town proper