biawak

== Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay biawak, from Proto-Malayic *bayawak, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayawak. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /biˈawak/ [biˈa.wak̚] Rhymes: -awak Syllabification: bi‧a‧wak === Noun === biawak (plural biawak-biawak) monitor lizard (Varanus sp.) Synonym: menyawak ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “biawak”, 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 === Inherited from Proto-Malayic *bayawak (cf. Iban bayak and Minangkabau biawak), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayawak (cf. Tagalog bayawak and Gorontalo biyawa'o). === Pronunciation === (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈbjawak/ [ˈbja.waʔ] Rhymes: -awaʔ Hyphenation: bia‧wak === Noun === biawak (Jawi spelling بياوق, plural biawak-biawak or biawak2) monitor lizard: Any of various large carnivorous lizards of the family Varanidae, all of whose extant species are of genus Varanus, native to Africa, Asia and Australia. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: biawak (inherited) === References === === Further reading === "biawak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017