awak

Balinese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

awak (Balinese script ᬳᬯᬓ᭄)

  1. (anatomy) body

Banjarese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (waist).

Noun

awak

  1. (anatomy) body

Pronoun

awak

  1. (Hulu) I

Central Bontoc

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (waist).

Noun

awak

  1. (anatomy) body

Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (waist).

Noun

awak

  1. (anatomy) waist

Iban

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /awəak/
  • Hyphenation: a‧wak

Noun

awak

  1. opportunity
  2. time

Verb

awak

  1. to let
  2. to allow

Derived terms

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay awak, from Classical Malay awak, from Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (waist).

  • Semantic loan from Minangkabau awak for sense of a Minangkabau person.
  • Semantic loan from Javanese ꦲꦮꦏ꧀ (awak, body).
  • Semantic loan from Batak
  • Semantic loan from Acehnese [Term?] (group of people)
  • Semantic loan from Kerinci [Term?] (someone who is older, but younger than mother and father)
  • Semantic loan from Lun Bawang [Term?] (felled wood pieces)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian)
    • IPA(key): /ˈawaʔ/ [ˈa.waʔ]
      • Rhymes: -awaʔ
    • IPA(key): /ˈawak/ [ˈa.wak̚]
      • Rhymes: -awak
  • Syllabification: a‧wak

Noun

awak (plural awak-awak)

  1. body (of ship, etc.)
    Synonyms: badan, tubuh
  2. (usually in compound) crew
  3. a Minangkabau person
  4. (dialect Batak) the junction of the upper and lower spine
  5. (archery, dialect Java) the white part on the archery target board
  6. (dialect Lundayeh) felled wood pieces

Hyponyms

  • awak darat
  • awak geladak
  • awak kabin
  • awak kalian
  • awak kapal
  • awak media
  • awak mesin
  • awak penerbangan
  • awak pesawat
  • awak properti
  • awak udara

Derived terms

  • berawak
  • berperawakan
  • memperawak
  • mengawaki
  • pengawakan
  • perawakan

Classifier

awak (singular seawak)

  1. used to count ships
    Berapa awak kapal?How many ships?

Pronoun

awak

  1. (dialectal) you
    Synonyms: engkau, kamu, kau
  2. (Medan) I; me
    Synonyms: aku, saya
  3. (dialect Aceh) a group of people
  4. (dialect Kerinci) greeting for someone who is older, but younger than mother and father

Further reading

Iriga Bicolano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (waist).

Noun

awak

  1. (anatomy) body, torso
  2. corpse, cadaver
    Synonym: bangkay

Javanese

Romanization

awak

  1. romanization of ꦲꦮꦏ꧀

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

awak

  1. (anatomy) waist

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

awak

  1. (anatomy) waist

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (waist).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈawak/ [ˈa.waʔ]
    • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
    • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -awak, -wak, -ak
  • Hyphenation: a‧wak

Pronoun

awak (Jawi spelling اوق)

  1. (polite) Second person singular pronoun; you.
    Synonyms: engkau, kau, kamu
    Awak di mana sekarang?
    Where are you now?

Usage notes

  • Used as a polite pronoun with people of the same or similar age group of a different gender or with people of a lower age group (e.g. an adult talking to a child).

See also

Malay personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person standard

saya / ساي
aku / اکو, ku- / كوـ (informal/towards God)
-ku / ـكو (poetic possessive)
hamba / همبا (dated)
daku / داکو (poetic)

kami / کامي (exclusive)
kita orang / كيت اورڠ (informal exclusive)
kita / کيت (inclusive)

royal

beta / بيتا

2nd person standard

engkau / اڠکاو, kau- / كاوـ (informal/poetic/towards God)
kau / كاو (informal)
awak / اوق (friendly/older towards younger)
anda / اندا (formal)
awda / اءودا (Brunei, formal)
-mu / ـمو (poetic possessive)
dikau / ديکاو (poetic)

anda semua / اندا سموا (formal)
awak semua / اوق سموا
kamu semua / كامو سموا
kalian / کالين (archaic)
kau orang / كاو اورڠ (informal)

royal

tuanku / توانكو

3rd person standard

dia / دي
ia / اي
beliau / بلياو (honorific)
-nya / ـڽ (possessive)

mereka / مريک
dia orang / دي اورڠ (informal)

royal

baginda / بݢيندا

Noun

awak (Jawi spelling اوق, plural awak-awak)

  1. (uncommon) A body.
    Synonyms: badan, tubuh
  2. (uncommon) One's self; self.
    Synonym: diri

Affixations

  • perawakan

Compounds

  • awak kapal
  • awak perahu

Descendants

  • Indonesian: awak

References

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

awak

  1. (anatomy) waist

Minangkabau

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /awaʔ/

Noun

awak

  1. body
  2. a term for people from the same village (usually refers to fellow Minangkabau people)
    kironyo urang awak juo mah!
    turns out he's just like us

Pronoun

awak

  1. I, me, my; first person singular
    Awak pulang lai, Kawan!
    I will go home first, Bro!
  2. we, us, our; first person plural (inclusive of the person spoken to)
    Molah awak pai!
    Let us go!
  3. we, us, our; first person plural (exclusive of the person spoken to)
    Alah dulu lo awak pai.
    We've already left
  4. you; second person singular (used in a dialogue between spouses or lovers, can be used by either men or women; in a dialogue between superior and inferior, it's used only to speak to the inferior)
    Awak kama kini?
    Where do you want to go now?

Synonyms

References

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    awak” in Gérard Moussay, Dictionnaire Minangkabau Indonésien Français, Paris: Editions L'Harmattan, 1995, →ISBN.

Southern Tidung

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (waist).

Noun

awak

  1. (anatomy) waist

Sundanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (waist).

Noun

awak (Sundanese script ᮃᮝᮊ᮪)

  1. body

Pronoun

awak (Sundanese script ᮃᮝᮊ᮪)

  1. (panengah) you

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

awak

  1. (anatomy) waist

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ʔaˈwak/ [ʔɐˈwak̚] (overflow of large volumes of water, noun)
      • Rhymes: -ak
    • IPA(key): /ˈʔawak/ [ˈʔaː.wɐk̚] (large body of water, noun)
      • Rhymes: -awak
  • Syllabification: a‧wak

Noun

awák (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜃ᜔)

  1. overflow or gush of large volumes of water from a container, river or a body of water
    Synonyms: buluwak, bulwak, sagalwak
  • alawak

Noun

awak (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜃ᜔)

  1. large body of water

Further reading

  • awak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

Tenggarong Kutai Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (waist).

Pronoun

awak

  1. you