rawan

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ra‧wan

Etymology 1

From Malay rawan.

Adjective

rawan

  1. affected, moved, touched
    Synonyms: pilu, sayu, terharu
  2. critical, crucial, serious, grave.
    Synonym: gawat
  3. problematic, vulnerable, fragile.
  4. young, smooth
    Synonyms: lembut, muda

Noun

rawan

  1. (anatomy) ellipsis of tulang rawan (cartilage).

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Urdu رواں (ravāṅ', to set agoing), from Persian روان (ravân, flowing).

Noun

rawan

  1. (archaic) vehicle
    Synonym: kendaraan
    takhta rawanplank

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