wangi

See also: wan.gi

Guugu Yimidhirr

Noun

wangi

1. boomerang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay wangi, from Old Javanese wangi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋəhih, from Proto-Austronesian *baŋəSiS.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈwaŋi/ [ˈwa.ŋi]
• Rhymes: -aŋi
• Syllabification: wa‧ngi

Adjective

wangi (comparative lebih wangi, superlative paling wangi or terwangi, equative sewangi)

1. fragrant

   Synonyms: harum, semerbak

Derived terms

• kewangi-wangian
• kewangian
• mewangi
• mewangikan
• pewangi
• wangi-wangian
• wewangian

Further reading

• “wangi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese wangi.

Adjective

wangi

1. fragrant

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese wangi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋəhih, from Proto-Austronesian *baŋəSiS (“fragrant”).

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, Standard Literary) IPA^(key): /ˈwaŋi/ [ˈwa.ŋi]
• Rhymes: -aŋi, -ŋi, -i
• Hyphenation: wa‧ngi

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Adjective

wangi (Jawi spelling واڠي, comparative lebih wangi, superlative paling wangi)

1. fragrant

   Synonym: harum

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pewangi [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• wangian [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• kewangian [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• wangikan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• mewangikan [causative benefactive + agent focus] (-kan + meN-)
• mewangi [agent focus] (meN-)
• wangi-wangian [reduplication + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + -an)
• berwangi-wangian [reduplication + stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + beR- + -an)
• kewangi-wangian [reduplication + abstract / locative] (redup + ke-an)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: wangi (inherited)

Further reading

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

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋəhih.

Noun

wangi

1. smell, fragrance

Descendants

• Javanese: wangi
• → Malay: wangi
  • > Indonesian: wangi (inherited)