awang-gemawang

Malay

Etymology

Reduplication of awang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ (“atmosphere, space between earth and sky”), with the second word from (g)awang +‎ -em-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /awaŋ ɡəmawaŋ/
  • Rhymes: -awaŋ, -waŋ, -aŋ

Noun

awang-gemawang (Jawi spelling اوڠ-ݢماوڠ, uncountable)

  1. Atmosphere; airy interspace between earth and sky

Synonyms

See also

  • awan-kemawan

Further reading

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