SpeakMoreawis is a Sundanese adjective meaning “expensive (polite).” Compare how it appears in real speech, then explore the related shopping & money words below. This is a polite (lemes) form, suited to elders, strangers, and formal settings.
In the SpeakMore Sundanese dictionary, awis is glossed as expensive (polite). Meaning can shift with region, speech level, and context.
awis
To say “expensive (polite)” in Sundanese, use awis.
awis means “expensive (polite)” in Sundanese. It is listed as a adjective in the Shopping & Money topic cluster.
“expensive (polite)” in Sundanese is awis. Use this page as a quick reference, then practise the word in short sentences and real conversation.
awis is a word used in Sundanese (Basa Sunda), a distinct language of West Java and Banten. Sundanese is separate from Indonesian and from Javanese, even though the languages share some vocabulary.
SHOPPING & MONEY