awak

Romanization

awak

1. Romanization of ᬳᬯᬓ᭄

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) body

Pronoun

awak

1. (Hulu) I

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) body

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) waist

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /awəak/
• Hyphenation: a‧wak

Noun

awak

1. opportunity
2. time

Verb

awak

1. to let
2. to allow

Etymology

From Malay awak, from Classical Malay awak, from Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”). Semantic loan from Minangkabau awak for sense of a Minangkabau person. Semantic loan from Javanese awak (“body”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈawaʔ/ [ˈa.waʔ]
    • Rhymes: -awaʔ
  • IPA^(key): /ˈawak/ [ˈa.wak̚]
    • Rhymes: -awak
• Syllabification: a‧wak

Noun

awak

1. body (of ship, etc.)

   Synonyms: badan, tubuh

2. (usually in compound) crew
3. a Minangkabau person

Classifier

awak (singular seawak)

1. used to count ships

   Berapa awak kapal? ― How many ships?

Pronoun

awak

1. (dialectal) you

   Synonyms: engkau, kamu, kau

2. (Medan) I; me

   Synonyms: aku, saya

Further reading

• “awak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) body, torso
2. corpse, cadaver

   Synonym: bangkay

Romanization

awak

1. Romanization of ꦲꦮꦏ꧀

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) waist

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) waist

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /awaʔ/
• Rhymes: -awaʔ, -waʔ, -aʔ

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Noun

awak (Jawi spelling اوق, plural awak-awak)

1. body

   Synonyms: badan, tubuh

2. (usually in compounds) crew;
   1. A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, aeroplane, or spacecraft.

      Synonym: kru

   2. A person in a crew.

Pronoun

awak (Jawi spelling اوق)

1. you (singular)

   Awak ada di mana sekarang?

   Where are you now?

Descendants

• Indonesian: awak

References

• "awak" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
• “awak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary — *Sawak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) waist

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /awaʔ/

Noun

awak

1. body
2. a term for people from the same village (usually refers to fellow Minangkabau people)

   kironyo urang awak juo mah!

   turns out he's just like us

Pronoun

awak

1. I, me, my; first person singular

   Awak pulang lai, Kawan!

   I will go home first, Bro!

2. we, us, our; first person plural (inclusive of the person spoken to)

   Molah awak pai!

   Let us go!

3. we, us, our; first person plural (exclusive of the person spoken to)

   Alah dulu lo awak pai.

   We've already left

4. you; second person singular (used in a dialogue between spouses or lovers, can be used by either men or women; in a dialogue between superior and inferior, it's used only to speak to the inferior)

   Awak kama kini?

   Where do you want to go now?

References

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) waist

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Noun

awak (Sundanese script ᮃᮝᮊ᮪)

1. body

Pronoun

awak (Sundanese script ᮃᮝᮊ᮪)

1. (panengah) you

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) waist

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔaˈwak/ [ʔɐˈwak̚] (“overflow of large volumes of water”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -ak
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʔawak/ [ˈʔaː.wɐk̚] (“large body of water”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -awak
• Syllabification: a‧wak

Noun

awák (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜃ᜔)

1. overflow or gush of large volumes of water from a container, river or a body of water

   Synonyms: buluwak, bulwak, sagalwak

Noun

awak (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜃ᜔)

1. large body of water

Further reading

• “awak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• kawa, waak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).

Pronoun

awak

1. you