awitan
Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Javanese awitan (“having a beginning or origin, making a start”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /aˈwitan/ [aˈwit̪̚.an]
- Rhymes: -itan
- Syllabification: a‧wit‧an
Noun
awitan (plural awitan-awitan)
- (medicine) onset: the initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent
- Synonym: onset
Derived terms
- awitan akut
Further reading
- “awitan” 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.
Old Javanese
Etymology
Verb
awitan
- having a beginning or origin, making a start
- Synonym: mawitan
Descendants
- → Indonesian: awitan (learned)
Further reading
- "awitan" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.