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)

  1. (medicine) onset: the initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent
    Synonym: onset

Derived terms

  • awitan akut

Further reading

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed wit +‎ a- +‎ -an.

Verb

awitan

  1. 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.