awang-awang

Indonesian

Etymology

Reduplication of awang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ (“atmosphere, space between earth and sky”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌawaŋ ˈawaŋ/ [ˌa.waŋ ˈa.waŋ]
  • Rhymes: -awaŋ
  • Syllabification: a‧wang-a‧wang

Noun

awang-awang (plural awang-awang)

  1. sky, atmosphere, space
    Synonyms: ambara, angkasa, bumantara, cakrawala, dirgantara, horizon, langit, udara

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

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

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

Noun

awang-awang (Jawi spelling اوڠ٢)

  1. Atmosphere; airy interspace between earth and sky

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *sawaŋ
  2. ^ Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *-waŋ

Further reading

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