kawanan
Amis
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *(ka-)wanaN.
Adjective
kawanan
- right (direction)
Higaonon
Adjective
kawanan
- right (direction)
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed kawan + -an, from Malay kawanan, from Classical Malay kawanan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈwanan/
- Hyphenation: ka‧wan‧an
- Rhymes: -an, -n
Noun
kawanan (plural kawanan-kawanan, first-person possessive kawananku, second-person possessive kawananmu, third-person possessive kawanannya)
- herd, flock, herd
- Synonyms: kumpulan, pasukan
- (of human) group (in negative sense)
- Synonyms: gerombolan, kelompok
Further reading
- “kawanan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.