lawan

lawan

Balinese

Romanization

lawan

1. Romanization of ᬮᬯᬦ᭄

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Banjarese

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦮꦤ꧀ (lawan, “and”), from Old Javanese lawan, lāwan (“adversary, match, opponent; with; and; moreover”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“beside; oppose”).

Conjunction

lawan

1. and
2. with

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay lawan, from Classical Malay lawan, from Proto-Malayic *laban.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.wan/
• Hyphenation: la‧wan
• Rhymes: -awan, -wan, -an

Noun

lawan (plural lawan-lawan, first-person possessive lawanku, second-person possessive lawanmu, third-person possessive lawannya)

1. rival; opponent

Verb

lawan

1. to face; to be in a match against
2. to fight

Derived terms

• berlawan
• berlawanan
• lawan bicara
• melawan
• melawani
• pelawan
• perlawanan

 

Further reading

• “lawan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Javanese

Romanization

lawan

1. Romanization of ꦭꦮꦤ꧀

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Malay

Etymology

Attested in the Kota Kapur inscription, 686 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (lavan).

From Proto-Malayic *laban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”). Cognate with Tagalog laban and Javanese lawan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lä.wän]

• Audio (MY)

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• Rhymes: -an

Noun

lawan (Jawi spelling لاون‎, plural lawan-lawan, informal 1st possessive lawanku, 2nd possessive lawanmu, 3rd possessive lawannya)

1. rival; opponent

   Dialah lawan aku.

   He/She is my rival.

Verb

lawan (Jawi spelling لاون‎)

1. to face; to be in a match against

   Pasukan kita akan berlawan dengan pasukan Harimau FC nanti.

   Our team will face the team of Harimau FC later.

2. to fight

   Cikgu, Aqil sedang berlawan dengan Danny!

   Teacher, Aqil is fighting with Danny!

Derived terms

• berlawan
• berlawanan
• melawan
• melawani
• pelawan
• perlawanan

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: lawan

Further reading

• “lawan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *laban