awak

Balinese

Romanization

awak

1. Romanization of ᬳᬯᬓ᭄

Banjarese

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

Central Bontoc

Etymology

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

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) body

Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

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

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) waist

Iban

Pronunciation

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

Noun

awak

1. opportunity
2. time

Verb

awak

1. to let
2. to allow

Derived terms

• awakka

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. Semantic loan from Javanese ꦲꦮꦏ꧀ (awak, “body”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

awak

1. body (ship, etc)

   Synonyms: badan, tubuh

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

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

 

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.

Iriga Bicolano

Etymology

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

Noun

awak

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

   Synonym: bangkay

Javanese

Romanization

awak

1. Romanization of ꦲꦮꦏ꧀

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) waist

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) waist

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

awak (Jawi spelling اوق, plural awak-awak, informal 1st possessive awakku, 2nd possessive awakmu, 3rd possessive awaknya)

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.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• perawakan (“appearance”) [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
• berawak [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Pronoun

awak (Jawi spelling اوق)

1. you (singular)

   Awak ada di mana sekarang?

   Where are you now?

Usage notes

• Used with people of the same or similar age group.

Synonyms

• anda
• engkau
• kamu
• kau
• tuanku

 

See also

Malay personal pronouns
		singular	plural
1st person	standard	saya／ساي aku／اکو, ku-／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／اڠکاو, kau-／كاو- (informal/towards God) awak／اوق (friendly/older towards younger) -mu／-مو (possessive)	awak semua／اوق سموا kamu semua／كامو سموا kalian／کالين (informal) 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

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

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) waist

Minangkabau

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?

Synonyms

• (I): ambo, den
• (we (inclusive)): kito
• (we (exclusive)): kami
• (you): angkau, ang, kau

References

• “awak” in Gérard Moussay, Dictionnaire Minangkabau Indonésien Français, Paris: Editions L'Harmattan, 1995, →ISBN.

Southern Tidung

Etymology

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

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) waist

Sundanese

Romanization

awak

1. Romanization of ᮃᮝᮊ᮪

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawak.

Noun

awak

1. (anatomy) waist

Tagalog

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

Related terms

• alawak

 

Noun

awak (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜃ᜔)

1. large body of water

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• kawa, waak

Tenggarong Kutai Malay

Etymology

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

Pronoun

awak

1. you