# awang
## Garo
### Noun

awang
* younger paternal uncle

#### Synonyms

* wanggipa (formal)

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈawaŋ/ [ˈa.waŋ]
* Rhymes: -awaŋ
* Syllabification: a‧wang

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay awang, from Classical Malay اوڠ (awang), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ (“atmosphere”).

#### Root

awang
* (chiefly dialectal) sky, atmosphere, space

##### Derived terms

* awang-awang
* awang-gemawang
* awangan
* mengawang
* perawangan

### Etymology 2

From Malay awang, from Classical Malay اوڠ (awang). Doublet of abang and bang.

#### Noun

awang (plural awang-awang) (dialectal)
* child, young
    Synonym: anak
* man
    Synonym: pria

#### Adjective

awang (plural awang-awang)
* (dialectal, uncommon) friendly
    Synonyms: bersahabat, ramah

#### Derived terms

* berawang
* perawangan

### Further reading

* “awang” 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.
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*awaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Kambera
### Noun

awang
* sky

### References

* Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 213

## Kapampangan
### Noun

awang
* window

## Malay
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /awaŋ/
* Rhymes: -waŋ, -aŋ

### Etymology 1

Compare with abang (“older brother”).

#### Noun

awang (Jawi spelling اوڠ, plural awang-awang, informal 1st possessive awangku, 2nd possessive awangmu, 3rd possessive awangnya)
* A familiar name or mode of address that applicable to a young person (mostly for man).
* (figuratively) Slave.

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ (“atmosphere, space between earth and sky.”), from the root *-waŋ (“wide-open space”). Doublet of awang-awang and awang-awangan, also awang-gemawang.

#### Noun

awang (Jawi spelling اوڠ, plural awang-awang, informal 1st possessive awangku, 2nd possessive awangmu, 3rd possessive awangnya)
* Atmosphere; airy interspace between earth and sky

##### Synonyms

* udara
* angkasa

##### Derived terms

* awangan
* awang-awang
* awang-gemawang
* perawangan

### References

* ↑ Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *sawaŋ
* ↑ Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *-waŋ

### Further reading

* “awang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Sundanese
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ (“atmosphere”).

### Noun

awang (Sundanese script ᮃᮝᮀ)
* sky
    Synonym: langit

### Further reading

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*awaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Tagalog
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *awaŋ (“atmosphere, space between earth and sky”). Compare Malay awang. See also kawang.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔaˈwaŋ/ [ʔɐˈwaŋ]
* Rhymes: -aŋ
* Syllabification: a‧wang

### Noun

awáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜅ᜔)
* crevice; crack; space between gap

#### Derived terms

* awangan
* iawang
* nakaawang
* umawang

### Adjective

awáng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜏᜅ᜔)
* slightly open; ajar

### Further reading

* “awang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*awaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

### Anagrams

* waang, gawan, angaw, ngawa

## Tiruray
### Noun

awang
* small boat

## Yagara
### Noun

awang
* brother

### References

* Eipper, Christopher, STATEMENT OF THE ORIGIN, CONDITION, AND PROSPECTS, OF THE GERMAN MISSION TO THE ABORIGINES AT MORETON BAY, CONDUCTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NEW SOUTH WALES, 1841.