sawang
Lubuagan Kalinga
Noun
sawang
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sawaŋ/
- Rhymes: -awaŋ, -aŋ
Etymology 1
Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawaŋ (“atmosphere, distance”), from the root *-waŋ (“wide-open space”).[1] Doublet of tawang and awang-awang.
Noun
sawang (Jawi spelling ساوڠ, plural sawang-sawang)
- Airy interspace between earth and sky
- (obsolete) strait
- Synonym: selat
- (obsolete) nearshore, shallow waters near the coast
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
sawang (Jawi spelling ساوڠ, plural sawang-sawang)
- cobweb
- anything dirty that can be found on a ceiling (e.g. spider web, etc.)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- sawangan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- pesawangan [passive / name of profession + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (pe- + -an)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- sawang kumbang
- punai sawang
- rimba sawang
- sawang langit
- sesawang
References
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ساوڠ sawang”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 18
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ساوڠ sawang”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 366
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “sawang”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 394
Further reading
- “sawang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Minangkabau
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sawaŋ (“atmosphere, distance”), from the root *-waŋ (“wide-open space”).[1]
Noun
sawang
- Wide and open forest
References
Ternate
Etymology
From Malay sawan, possibly through North Moluccan Malay.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sa.ˈwaŋ]
Noun
sawang
- an illness variously characterized by convulsions, epilepsy, seizures
Verb
sawang
- (stative) to be confused
Conjugation
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tosawang | fosawang | misawang | |
| 2nd person | nosawang | nisawang | ||
| 3rd person |
masculine | osawang | isawang yosawang (archaic) | |
| feminine | mosawang | |||
| neuter | isawang | |||
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Waray-Waray
Noun
sawang