walau

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wà.làu/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [wə̀.làu]

Ideophone

wàlàu

1. showing open palms

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay walau, from Classical Malay walau, from Arabic وَلَوْ (walaw, “albeit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwalau̯/
• Rhymes: -lau̯, -au̯, -u
• Hyphenation: wa‧lau

Conjunction

walau

1. although, even though
2. even if

Synonyms

• (although): walaupun, meski, meskipun, kendati, sungguhpun

Further reading

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