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lawan

Balinese edit

Romanization edit

lawan

  1. Romanization of ᬮᬯᬦ᭄

Banjarese edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

lawan

  1. and
  2. with

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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

  1. rival; opponent

Verb edit

lawan

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

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Javanese edit

Romanization edit

lawan

  1. Romanization of ꦭꦮꦤ꧀

Malay edit

Etymology edit

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

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [lä.wän]
  • Audio (MY)(file)
  • Rhymes: -an

Noun edit

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 edit

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 edit

Descendants edit

  • Indonesian: lawan

Further reading edit

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