awda

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Blend of awang +‎ dayang.

Pronoun

awda

1. (Brunei, formal) you

   Synonyms: anda, tuan

   Asap tembakau membahayakan anak damit awda.

   Tobacco smoke harms your baby.

   • Saya menjemput awda untuk menikmati alam sekitar, makanan, budaya dan hutan hujan kami semasa awda berada di negara ini.

     I invite you to bask in our environment, cuisine, culture and rainforests when you are in this country.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Brunei Malay awda. By surface analysis, blend of awang +‎ dayang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Literary) IPA^(key): /ˈawda/ [ˈau̯.da]

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  • Rhymes: -da, -a

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈawdə/ [ˈau̯.də]
  • Rhymes: -də, -ə
• Hyphenation: aw‧da

Pronoun

awda (Jawi spelling اءودا)

1. (Brunei, formal) Second person singular pronoun; you.

   Synonyms: anda, kamu, engkau, kau

See also

Malay personal pronouns

	Singular	Plural
1st person	saya1 aku3	kita4 kami2 & 5 kita orang3 & 5
2nd person	awak1 anda2 awda8 (eng)kau3 kamu3	(2nd person) + semua6 kalian2 (eng)kau orang3
3rd person	dia ia beliau7 -nya2	mereka2 dia orang3

¹ Polite.
² Formal.
³ Informal.
⁴ Includes the listener (inclusive).
⁵ Excludes the listener (exclusive).
⁶ Formality depends on the second person pronoun used.
⁷ Honorific.
⁸ Formal (Brunei).

Notes:

• This table mostly only shows personal pronouns that are commonly used in the standard language and within the Klang Valley area.
• The second person pronouns are often replaced by kinship terms, titles, or the like.
• The enclitic -nya is only used obliquely (as an object or possessor).
• The second person pronoun kamu is usually only used when speaking with younger speakers.

See each entry for more information.

Further reading

• "awda" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017