awak
Balinese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.
Noun
awak (Balinese script ᬳᬯᬓ᭄)
Banjarese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).
Noun
awak
Pronoun
awak
- (Hulu) I
Central Bontoc
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).
Noun
awak
Dibabawon Manobo
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).
Noun
awak
Iban
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /awəak/
- Hyphenation: a‧wak
Noun
awak
Verb
awak
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
- IPA(key): /ˈawaʔ/ [ˈa.waʔ]
- Syllabification: a‧wak
Noun
awak (plural awak-awak)
- body (of ship, etc.)
- (usually in compound) crew
- a Minangkabau person
- (dialect Batak) the junction of the upper and lower spine
- (archery, dialect Java) the white part on the archery target board
- (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)
- used to count ships
- Berapa awak kapal? ― How many ships?
Pronoun
awak
- (dialectal) you
- (Medan) I; me
- (dialect Aceh) a group of people
- (dialect Kerinci) greeting for someone who is older, but younger than mother and father
Further reading
- “awak” 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.
Iriga Bicolano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).
Noun
awak
Javanese
Romanization
awak
- romanization of ꦲꦮꦏ꧀
Limos Kalinga
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.
Noun
awak
Lubuagan Kalinga
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.
Noun
awak
Malay
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈawak/ [ˈa.waʔ]
- Rhymes: -awak, -wak, -ak
- Hyphenation: a‧wak
Pronoun
awak (Jawi spelling اوق)
- (polite) Second person singular pronoun; you.
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
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | standard |
saya / ساي |
kami / کامي (exclusive) |
| royal | |||
| 2nd person | standard | ||
|
engkau / اڠکاو, kau- / كاوـ (informal/poetic/towards God) |
anda semua / اندا سموا (formal) | ||
| royal |
tuanku / توانكو | ||
| 3rd person | standard |
dia / دي |
|
| royal |
baginda / بݢيندا | ||
Noun
awak (Jawi spelling اوق, plural awak-awak)
Affixations
- perawakan
Compounds
- awak kapal
- awak perahu
Descendants
- Indonesian: awak
References
- "awak" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
- “awak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary — *Sawak
Mansaka
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.
Noun
awak
Minangkabau
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /awaʔ/
Noun
awak
- body
- 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
- I, me, my; first person singular
- Awak pulang lai, Kawan!
- I will go home first, Bro!
- we, us, our; first person plural (inclusive of the person spoken to)
- Molah awak pai!
- Let us go!
- we, us, our; first person plural (exclusive of the person spoken to)
- Alah dulu lo awak pai.
- We've already left
- 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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Southern Tidung
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).
Noun
awak
Sundanese
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).
Noun
awak (Sundanese script ᮃᮝᮊ᮪)
Pronoun
awak (Sundanese script ᮃᮝᮊ᮪)
- (panengah) you
Tagakaulu Kalagan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.
Noun
awak
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
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈwak/ [ʔɐˈwak̚] (“overflow of large volumes of water”, noun)
- Syllabification: a‧wak
Noun
awák (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜃ᜔)
- overflow or gush of large volumes of water from a container, river or a body of water
- Synonyms: buluwak, bulwak, sagalwak
Related terms
- alawak
Noun
awak (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜃ᜔)
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