lawang

Javanese

Alternative forms
Javanese writing system
Carakan ꦭꦮꦁ
Roman lawang

Etymology

From Old Javanese lawaṅ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaŋ (“door, gate, passageway”).

Noun

lawang

  1. door
  2. gate
  3. entrance

Derived terms
  • alawang
  • lawangan
  • palawang
  • palawangan

Compounds
  • anglawang-lawangi
  • suwuk lawang

Further reading
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “lawang”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Kavalan

Noun

lawang

  1. gate

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawaŋ (“door, gate, passageway”).

Noun

lawang ( Jawi spelling لاوڠ)

  1. (dialectal, Sambas) door

Sabah Bisaya

Noun

lawang

  1. window (opening for light and air)

Southern Sama

Noun

lawang

  1. door

Tausug

Noun

lawang

  1. door, gate
  2. (euphemistic) vulva
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