awda

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Blend of awang +‎ dayang.

Pronoun

awda

  1. (Brunei, formal) you
    Synonyms: anda, tuan
    Asap tembakau membahayakan anak damit awda.
    Tobacco smoke harms your baby.
    • Saya menjemput awda untuk menikmati alam sekitar, makanan, budaya dan hutan hujan kami semasa awda berada di negara ini.[1]
      I invite you to bask in our environment, cuisine, culture and rainforests when you are in this country.

References

  1. ^ Kenal pasti tindakan praktikal mengurangkan kepupusan hutan, Pelita Brunei, Ministry of Information, August 13, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Brunei Malay awda. By surface analysis, blend of awang +‎ dayang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈawda/ [ˈau̯.da]
    • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -da, -a
  • Hyphenation: aw‧da

Pronoun

awda (Jawi spelling اءودا)

  1. (Brunei, formal) Second person singular pronoun; you.
    Synonyms: anda, kamu, engkau, kau

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

Further reading

Ulch

Noun

awda

  1. meadow

References

  • Sonya Oskolskaya, Natasha Stoynova, Some Changes in the Noun Paradigm of Ulcha Under the Language Shift, 2017.
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