cewek

• cewe, ciwi, cwek

Compare with Malay awek (“girlfriend”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeweʔ/ [ˈt͡ʃe.wɛʔ]
• Rhymes: -eweʔ
• Syllabification: ce‧wek

céwék (plural cewek-cewek)

1. (colloquial, originally Jakarta) young girl

   Synonym: gadis

   Antonym: cowok

2. (colloquial, by extension) female

   Synonym: perempuan

   Antonyms: cowok, laki-laki

3. (slang) girlfriend

   Antonym: cowok

   Hypernyms: kekasih, pacar

• “cewek” 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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛ.vɛk/
• Rhymes: -ɛvɛk
• Syllabification: ce‧wek

cewek f

1. genitive plural of cewka