awek

Malay

Pronunciation

  • (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˈawek/ [ˈa.weʔ]
  • Rhymes: -wek
  • Hyphenation: a‧wek

Noun

awék (Jawi spelling اويق, plural awek-awek or awek2)

  1. (colloquial) A girl.
    Synonyms: gadis, wanita
  2. (slang) A girlfriend.
    Synonyms: cewek (Sabah), makwe, marka (Northern Peninsular Malay), teman wanita
    Synonym: cewek (Indonesia)
    Coordinate terms: buah hati, endut (Johor), gerek (Sarawak), gewe (Kelantan-Pattani), kekasih, pacar (Batavian Malay), cowok (Batavian Malay), pakwe, teman lelaki

References

  • Hoogervorst, Tom (2015), “Malay youth language in West Malaysia”, in NUSA‎[1], volume 58, number 3, →DOI, archived from the original on 26 April 2025, page 26

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