cawang
Malay
Etymology
Variant of cabang. From Proto-Malayic *cabaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *cabaŋ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃawaŋ/
- Rhymes: -awaŋ, -waŋ, -aŋ
Noun
cawang (plural cawang-cawang)
- bifurcating, branch
- (of river) tributary
- (medicine, engineering) junction
Derived terms
- cawangan
- pencawang
Further reading
- “cawang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.