menyawak

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦩꦼꦚꦮꦏ꧀ (menyawak), from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayawak.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məˈɲawak/ [məˈɲa.wak̚]
  • Rhymes: -awak
  • Syllabification: me‧nya‧wak

Noun

mênyawak (plural menyawak-menyawak)

  1. synonym of biawak (“monitor lizard (Varanus sp.)”)

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

menyawak

  1. romanization of ꦩꦼꦚꦮꦏ꧀
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