# awas
## Bikol Central
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʔawas/ [ˈʔa.was]
* Hyphenation: a‧was

### Noun

áwas (Basahan spelling ᜀᜏᜐ᜔)
* (medicine) hemorrhage

#### Derived terms

* maawasan
* makaawas

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Malay awas, from Javanese ꦲꦮꦱ꧀ (awas), from Old Javanese awās, ultimately from Classical Persian آواز (āwāz, “voice, sound, echo”). Cognate with Sanskrit वाच् (vā́c) and Latin vōx. Doublet of mawas and wawas.

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -as
* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈawas/ [ˈa.was]
* Rhymes: -awas
* Syllabification: a‧was

### Verb

awas
* to be careful
    Synonym: hati-hati
* to watch out
    Synonym: waspada
    Awas amukan gempa bumiWatch out for earthquake rage

#### Conjugation

$^1$ The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

#### Derived terms

* awasan
* berawas
* berawas-awas
* keawasan
* mengawas-awasi
* mengawasi
* mengawaskan
* pengawas
* pengawasan
* terawasi

#### Related terms

* was
* waspada
* wawas
* wawasan

### Further reading

* “awas” 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.

## Javanese
### Romanization

awas
* Romanization of ꦲꦮꦱ꧀

## Plains Cree
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈwas/

### Interjection

awas (Syllabics ᐊᐊᐧᐢ)
* (dismissal) go away

## Spanish
### Noun

awas f pl
* plural of awa

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

Compare bawas.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔaˈwas/ [ʔɐˈwas]
* Rhymes: -as
* Syllabification: a‧was

#### Noun

awás (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜐ᜔)
* act of subtracting or deducting (from a larger amount)
    Synonyms: bawas, pagbabawas, tanggal, kaltas
* discount or deduction made
    Synonyms: bawas, binawas, tanggal, kaltas
* dismissal from class or work (of students or workers)
    Synonyms: labas, labasan, uwi, uwian
* rest; retirement
    Synonyms: pahinga, pamamahinga
* act of unharnessing a work animal (from a plow, vehicle, etc.)

##### Derived terms

* awasan
* awasin
* mag-awas

#### Adjective

awás (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜐ᜔)
* subtracted; deducted; discounted
    Synonym: bawas
* already dismissed from class or work (of students or workers)
* already unharnessed (of a work animal)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈʔawas/ [ˈʔaː.wɐs]
* Rhymes: -awas
* Syllabification: a‧was

#### Noun

awas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜐ᜔)
* overflow (of liquid, especially of boiling water or liquid)
* condition of being overfilled (of a container)
* something that spilled from an overflowing container (of water, liquid, cereal, etc.)
* (by extension, colloquial) overcrowdedness (in a showhouse, etc.)

##### Derived terms

* awasan
* paawasin
* pag-awas
* umawas

##### See also

* subo

#### Adjective

awas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜐ᜔)
* overflowing; filled to overcapacity (of a container)
    Synonym: punong-puno
* (by extension, colloquial) overcrowded (with people)

### Anagrams

* sawa

## Tiruray
### Noun

awas
* child-in-law