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Iban
Etymology
From Malay kahwin, from Arabic كَاوِين (kāwīn, “marriage; dowry”).
Pronunciation
Verb
kawin
- to marry
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kahwin, kawin, from Classical Malay کهوين (kahwin), کاوين (kawin), from Persian کاوین (kâvin),[1] a variant of کابین (kâbin, “marriage-portion, dowry”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
kawin
- (legal term) in a state of marriage; married
- Antonym: belum kawin
Verb
kawin
- to get married
- Synonym: nikah
- to be married
- to have sex (animal, non-human).
- Synonym: berkelamin
- (colloquial) to have sex (human).
- Synonym: bersetubuh
Noun
kawin (first-person possessive kawinku, second-person possessive kawinmu, third-person possessive kawinnya)
- clipping of perkawinan (“marriage”).
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Malay
Verb
kawin
- Alternative form of kahwin