bawat

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bawat.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbawat/ [ˈba.wat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -awat
  • Syllabification: ba‧wat

Noun

bawat (plural bawat-bawat)

  1. ceremonial umbrella to show the height of one's rank
    Synonym: payung kebesaran

Adjective

bawat (comparative lebih bawat, superlative paling bawat)

  1. dangling (of ropes)
  2. (figurative) droopy (of eyelids)

Derived terms

  • tali bawat (“halyard; rope used to raise or lower a sail”)

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbawat/ [ˈba.wat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -awat, -wat, -at
  • Hyphenation: ba‧wat

Noun

bawat (Jawi spelling باوت, plural bawat-bawat)

  1. (literary) ellipsis of payung bawat (“ceremonial umbrella to show the height of one's rank”)[1]
    Synonym: payung kebesaran

Adjective

bawat (Jawi spelling باوت)

  1. droopy (of eyelids)[1]
    Synonyms: luyu, rudu, ruyu
  2. dangling (of ropes)[1]
    Synonyms: beruntai, berjuntai

Derived terms

  • mata bawat (“sleepy”)
  • tali bawat (“halyard; rope used to raise or lower a sail; suspenders, a pair of straps crossing one's shoulders and extending down to one's trousers”)

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: bawat (inherited)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "bawat" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

Further reading

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bawa +‎ at.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbawat/ [ˈbaː.wɐt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -awat
  • Syllabification: ba‧wat

Determiner

bawat (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜏᜆ᜔)

  1. each; every
    Synonyms: kada, (obsolete) bawa

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