calon
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Malay calon, of unknown origin.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
calon (first-person possessive calonku, second-person possessive calonmu, third-person possessive calonnya)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “calon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Unknown.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
calon (Jawi spelling چالون, plural calon-calon, informal 1st possessive calonku, 2nd possessive calonmu, 3rd possessive calonnya)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: calon
Further reading edit
- “calon” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh callon, from Proto-Brythonic *kalwon, from Proto-Celtic *kalwond- (“heart”). Cognate with Breton kalon.
Pronunciation edit
Usage notes edit
Even in Southern dialects in which celyn is pronounced /keːlɪn/, the /a/ in this word is short.
Noun edit
calon f (plural calonnau)
- (anatomy) heart
- (figuratively) seat of feeling, affection, will, and intellect; one's inmost being, the soul, the spirit; true emotion, mind, thought, intent, secret, etc.
- courage, spirit, manliness, confidence
- heart or fertility (of land)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- calon afal (“apple core”)
- calondid (“courage”)
- calonnog (“hearty”)
- digalon (“disheartened”)
- gwan ei galon a gyll (“he who hesitates is lost”)
- rheolydd calon (“pacemaker”)
- tor calon (“broken heart”)
- toriad calon (“heartbreak”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
calon | galon | nghalon | chalon |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “calon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies