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Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed kawal + -an, from Malay kawalan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈwalan/
- Rhymes: -an, -n
- Hyphenation: ka‧wal‧an
Noun
kawalan (plural kawalan-kawalan)
- protected objects
- guard, protection
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Syncopic form of kawalaan, from wala + ka- -an.
Pronunciation
Noun
kawalán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜎᜈ᜔)
- loss; deprivation; depletion
- Synonyms: kasalatan, kakapusan, kakulangan
- lack; deficiency; insufficiency
- Synonyms: kasalatan, kakapusan, kakulangan
- void; emptiness; nothingness
- Synonyms: kasalatan, kakapusan, kakulangan
- poverty; indigence
- Synonyms: karalitaan, pagdaralita, karukhaan, kahirapan, paghihirap
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “kawalan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Yami
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan.[1] Compare Bikol Central kawayan, Cebuano kawayan, Tausug kayawan and Tagalog kawayan.
Noun
kawalan
- bamboo
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