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Bikol Central
Etymology
From kawat + -an.
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /kaˈwatan/
- Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧tan
Noun
kawátan (Basahan spelling ᜃᜏᜆᜈ᜔)
- a toy
An paborito kong kawatan.- My favorite toy.
Verb
kawátan (Basahan spelling ᜃᜏᜆᜈ᜔)
- to play
See also
Pronunciation 2
- Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧tan
- IPA(key): /kawaˈtan/
Noun
kawatán (Basahan spelling ᜃᜏᜆᜈ᜔)
- playground; playing ground or field
Yaon sa kawatan an aki mi.- Our child is at the playground.
Cebuano
Etymology
From kawat + -an.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧tan
- IPA(key): /kawaˈtan/
Noun
kawatán
- robber; burglar; thief
- theft; burglary
Verb
kawatán
- to burglarize
Hypernyms
Descendants
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:kawatan.
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From kawat + -an.
Noun
kawatán
- thief; robber; burglar
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Cebuano kawatan (“thief”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kawatán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜆᜈ᜔)
- thief; burglar
- Synonyms: magnanakaw, (slang) dorobo
- robbery
- Synonym: nakawan
See also
Verb
kawatan (complete kinawatan, progressive kinakawatan, contemplative kakawatan, 2nd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜆᜈ᜔)
- to steal something from
- Synonyms: nakawan, pagnakawan
Conjugation
Verb conjugation for kawatan
Further reading
- “kawatan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams
Waray-Waray
Etymology
From kawat + -an.
Noun
kawatán
- thief; robber; looter; brigand