kawalan

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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, first-person possessive kawalanku, second-person possessive kawalanmu, third-person possessive kawalannya)

  1. protected objects
  2. guard, protection

Further reading

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Syncopic form of kawalaan, from wala +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

Noun

kawalán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜎᜈ᜔)

  1. loss; deprivation; depletion
    Synonyms: kasalatan, kakapusan, kakulangan
  2. lack; deficiency; insufficiency
    Synonyms: kasalatan, kakapusan, kakulangan
  3. void; emptiness; nothingness
    Synonyms: kasalatan, kakapusan, kakulangan
  4. 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

  1. bamboo

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