awak
Balinese
Banjarese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).
Indonesian
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /awak/, /awaʔ/
- Rhymes: -awak, -wak, -ak, -awaʔ, -waʔ, -aʔ
Noun
awak
Hyponyms
- awak darat
- awak geladak
- awak kabin
- awak kalian
- awak kapal
- awak media
- awak mesin
- awak penerbangan
- awak pesawat
- awak properti
- awak udara
Derived terms
- berawak
- berperawakan
- memperawak
- mengawaki
- pengawakan
- perawakan
Further reading
- “awak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /awaʔ/
- Rhymes: -awaʔ, -waʔ, -aʔ
Audio (MY) (file)
Noun
awak (Jawi spelling اوق, plural awak-awak, informal 1st possessive awakku, 2nd possessive awakmu, 3rd possessive awaknya)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Indonesian: awak
Pronoun
awak (Jawi spelling اوق)
- you (informal, used especially between speakers of different genders)
- Awak ada di mana sekarang?
- Where are you now?
See also
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
1st person | standard | saya / ساي aku/ku- / اکو / كو- (informal/towards God) -ku / -كو (informal possessive) hamba / همبا (dated) |
kami / کامي (exclusive) kita orang / كيت اورڠ (informal exclusive) kita / کيت (inclusive) |
royal | beta / بيتا | ||
2nd person | standard | kamu / کامو anda / اندا (formal) | |
engkau/kau- / اڠکاو/ كاو- (informal/towards God) awak / اوق (friendly/older towards younger) -mu / -مو (possessive) |
kalian / کاليان kamu semua / كامو سموا kau orang / كاو اورڠ (informal) | ||
royal | tuanku / توانكو | ||
3rd person | standard | dia / دي ia / اي beliau / بلياو (honorific) -nya / -ڽ (possessive) |
mereka / مريک dia orang / دي اورڠ (informal) |
royal | baginda / بݢيندا |
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.
Southern Tidong
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).
Sundanese
Tagalog
Pronunciation 1
- Hyphenation: a‧wak
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈwak/, [ʔɐˈwak]
Noun
awák
Pronunciation 2
- Hyphenation: a‧wak
- IPA(key): /ˈʔawak/, [ˈʔa.wɐk]
Tenggarong Kutai Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *awak, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak, from Proto-Austronesian *Sawak (“waist”).