calon

Indonesian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃa.lon/
• Hyphenation: ca‧lon

Noun

calon (first-person possessive calonku, second-person possessive calonmu, third-person possessive calonnya)

1. candidate
   1. A person who is running in an election.
   2. A person who is applying to a position for a job.
   3. A participant in an examination.

Derived terms

• mencalonkan
• pencalonan

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Noun

calon (Jawi spelling چالون‎, plural calon-calon, informal 1st possessive calonku, 2nd possessive calonmu, 3rd possessive calonnya)

1. candidate

Further reading

• “calon” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh callon, from Proto-Brythonic *kalon, from Proto-Celtic *kalonā (“heart”). Cognate with Breton kalon.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkalɔn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkaːlɔn/, /ˈkalɔn/

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• Rhymes: -alɔn
• Rhymes: -on

Noun

calon f (plural calonnau)

1. (anatomy) heart
   1. core (of apple, cabbage, etc.)

      Synonyms: craidd, cnewyllyn

   2. center, inner or hidden part
2. (figuratively) seat of feeling, affection, will, and intellect; one's inmost being, the soul, the spirit; true emotion, mind, thought, intent, secret, etc.
   1. courage, spirit, manliness, confidence
   2. heart or fertility (of land)

Synonyms

• (centre): craidd, canol
• (courage): calondid, dewder

Derived terms

• calon afal f (“apple core”)
• calondid m (“courage”)
• calonnog (“hearty”)
• rheolydd calon m (“pacemaker”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
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

• 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