awang-awang
التعريفات والمعاني
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Reduplication of awang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ (“atmosphere, space between earth and sky”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌawaŋ ˈawaŋ/ [ˌa.waŋ ˈa.waŋ]
Rhymes: -awaŋ
Syllabification: a‧wang-a‧wang
=== Noun ===
awang-awang (plural awang-awang)
sky, atmosphere, space
Synonyms: ambara, angkasa, bumantara, cakrawala, dirgantara, horizon, langit, udara, udarakasa
=== Further reading ===
“awang-awang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
== Malay ==
=== Etymology ===
Reduplication of awang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ, from the root *-waŋ (“wide-open space”). Doublet of awang and awang-awangan, also awang-gemawang.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /awaŋ awaŋ/
Rhymes: -awaŋ, -waŋ, -aŋ
=== Noun ===
awang-awang (Jawi spelling اوڠ٢, uncountable)
Atmosphere; airy interspace between earth and sky
==== Synonyms ====
udara
angkasa
==== Derived terms ====
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
"awang-awang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017