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English
Noun
kawal (uncountable)
- A meat substitute made in Sudan from the fermented leaves of the sicklepod.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kawal, from Tamil காவல் (kāval).
Pronunciation
Verb
kawal
- to look after
- Synonym: jaga
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Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Tamil காவல் (kāval).
Pronunciation
Noun
kawal (Jawi spelling کاول, plural kawal-kawal, informal 1st possessive kawalku, 2nd possessive kawalmu, 3rd possessive kawalnya)
- watchman; patrol; guard
- Synonym: penjaga
- care; supervision
- Synonyms: penjagaan, pengawasan
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Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
Descendants
Further reading
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay kawal, from Tamil காவல் (kāval).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkawal/,
- Hyphenation: ka‧wal
Noun
kawal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜎ᜔)
- soldier; trooper
- Synonym: sundalo
- warrior
- Synonyms: mandirigma, gerero
- (colloquial) member; disciple; follower
- Synonyms: kagawad, tagasunod
- (by extension) advocate; supporter
- Synonyms: tagataguyod, tagatangkilik
- (obsolete) companion that helps others
- (obsolete) something that prevents bundling something for transport
Derived terms
Adjective
kawal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜎ᜔)
- (obsolete) indecisive; wavering
Further reading
- “kawal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018