kawalan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed kawal + -an, from Malay kawalan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈwalan/
- Rhymes: -an, -n
- Hyphenation: ka‧wal‧an
Noun
kawalan (plural kawalan-kawalan, first-person possessive kawalanku, second-person possessive kawalanmu, third-person possessive kawalannya)
- protected objects
- guard, protection
Further reading
- “kawalan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Tagalog
Etymology
From ka- + wala + -an.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧lan
- IPA(key): /kawaˈlan/, [kɐ.wɐˈlan]
Noun
kawalán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜎᜈ᜔)
- loss; deprivation; depletion
- lack; deficiency; insufficiency
- void; emptiness; nothingness
Synonyms
- kasalatan
- kakapusan
- kakulangan
Derived terms
- kawalang-
Related terms
- iwala
- mawala
- mawalan
- walain
Yami
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan[1]. Compare Bikol Central kawayan, Cebuano kawayan, and Tagalog kawayan.
Noun
kawalan
- bamboo
References
- Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary: *kawayan