tawan

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Etymology

From tao +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

tàwan

  1. to give

See also

Central Dusun

Etymology

Compare Malay awan (“cloud”).

Noun

tawan

  1. sky

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. to catch, to capture

Derived terms

Verb

tawan

  1. to sob

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

tawan (Jawi spelling تاون)

  1. to captivate, to capture, to conquer

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Descendants

  • Indonesian: tawan

Further reading

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

t’awan f (Arabic spelling تاوان)

  1. guilt
    Synonyms: gune, sûc
  2. crime
    Synonym: sûc
  3. sin
    Synonym: gune
Declension
Declension of tawan
Definite feminine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative tawan tawan
Construct tawana tawanên
Oblique tawanê tawanan
Demonstrative oblique wê tawanê wan tawanan
Vocative tawanê tawanino
Indefinite feminine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative tawanek tawanin
Construct tawaneke tawanine
Oblique tawanekê tawaninan
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

t’awan f (Arabic spelling تاوان)

  1. Alternative form of tawe (“pan, saucepan”)
Declension
Declension of tawan
Definite feminine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative tawan tawan
Construct tawana tawanên
Oblique tawanê tawanan
Demonstrative oblique wê tawanê wan tawanan
Vocative tawanê tawanino
Indefinite feminine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative tawanek tawanin
Construct tawaneke tawanine
Oblique tawanekê tawaninan

References

  • 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
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