calon
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Unknown.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
calon (first-person possessive calonku, second-person possessive calonmu, third-person possessive calonnya)
- candidate
- A person who is running in an election.
- A person who is applying to a position for a job.
- A participant in an examination.
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “calon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
MalayEdit
NounEdit
calon (Jawi spelling چالون, plural calon-calon, informal 1st possessive calonku, 2nd possessive calonmu, 3rd possessive calonnya)
Further readingEdit
- “calon” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
WelshEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Welsh callon, from Proto-Brythonic *kalon, from Proto-Celtic *kalonā (“heart”). Cognate with Breton kalon.
PronunciationEdit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkalɔn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkaːlɔn/, /ˈkalɔn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -alɔn
- Rhymes: -on
NounEdit
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)
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- calon afal f (“apple core”)
- calondid m (“courage”)
- calonnog (“hearty”)
- rheolydd calon m (“pacemaker”)
MutationEdit
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. |
ReferencesEdit
- 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