tawan

From tao +‎ -an.

• Hyphenation: ta‧wan
• IPA^(key): /taʔˈwan/

tàwan

1. to give

Compare Malay awan (“cloud”).

tawan

1. sky

From Malay tawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taban (“booty, war captive”), from Proto-Austronesian *tabaN (“head trophy, trophy taken in headhunting”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtawan/
• Hyphenation: ta‧wan
• Rhymes: -wan, -an, -n

tawan (base-imperative tawan, active menawan, ordinary passive ditawan, adversative passive tertawan)

1. to catch, to capture

tawan

1. to sob

• “tawan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taban (“booty, war captive”), from Proto-Austronesian *tabaN (“head trophy, trophy taken in headhunting”).

• IPA^(key): /tawan/
• Rhymes: -awan, -wan, -an

tawan (Jawi spelling تاون)

1. to captivate, to capture, to conquer

• Indonesian: tawan

• “tawan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

• IPA^(key): /tʰɑːˈwɑːn/
• Hyphenation: ta‧wan

Compare Persian تاوان (tâvân, “punishment, penalty”).

t’awan f (Arabic spelling تاوان)

1. guilt

   Synonyms: gune, sûc

2. crime

   Synonym: sûc

3. sin

   Synonym: gune

• tawanbar

t’awan f (Arabic spelling تاوان)

1. Alternative form of tawe (“pan, saucepan”)

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “t’awan I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 318
• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “t’awan II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 318