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Balinese
Romanization
lawan
- Romanization of ᬮᬯᬦ᭄
Banjarese
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦮꦤ꧀ (lawan, “and”), from Old Javanese lawan, lāwan (“adversary, match, opponent; with; and; moreover”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“beside; oppose”).
Conjunction
lawan
- and
- with
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay lawan, from Classical Malay lawan, from Proto-Malayic *laban.
Pronunciation
Noun
lawan (plural lawan-lawan, first-person possessive lawanku, second-person possessive lawanmu, third-person possessive lawannya)
- rival; opponent
Verb
lawan
- to face; to be in a match against
- to fight
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Javanese
Romanization
lawan
- Romanization of ꦭꦮꦤ꧀
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *laban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”). Cognate with Tagalog laban and Javanese lawan.
Attested in the Kota Kapur inscription, 686 AD, as Old Malay (lavan).
Pronunciation
Noun
lawan (Jawi spelling لاون, plural lawan-lawan, informal 1st possessive lawanku, 2nd possessive lawanmu, 3rd possessive lawannya)
- rival; opponent
Dialah lawan aku.- He/She is my rival.
Verb
lawan (Jawi spelling لاون)
- to face; to be in a match against
Pasukan kita akan berlawan dengan pasukan Harimau FC nanti.- Our team will face the team of Harimau FC later.
- to fight
Cikgu, Aqil sedang berlawan dengan Danny!- Teacher, Aqil is fighting with Danny!
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