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)

  1. bifurcating, branch
  2. (of river) tributary
  3. (medicine, engineering) junction

Derived terms

Further reading