mawas

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.was/, [ˈma.was]

Etymology 1

From Javanese ꦩꦮꦱ꧀ (mawas). Doublet of awas and wawas.

Adjective

mawas

  1. attentive
Usage notes

This word only appears in the nonstandard term mawas diri. The base form does not exist in the dictionary.

Etymology 2

From Malay mawas.

Noun

mawas

  1. (rare, probably dated) orangutan
    Synonym: orang utan

Etymology 3

From Jambi Malay mawas.

Noun

mawas

  1. a drum made of wooden tubes and leather

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

mawas

  1. romanization of ꦩꦮꦱ꧀

Malay

Etymology 1

Noun

mawas (Jawi spelling ماوس, plural mawas-mawas)

  1. animals in the family Pongidae: chimpanzee, orangutan

Etymology 2

Verb

mawas

  1. (Java) to observe
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • memawas (“to introspect”) [agent focus] (meN-)

Etymology 3

Noun

mawas (plural mawas-mawas)

  1. Baccaurea brevipes (a type of tree and its fruit)

Further reading

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