calon

See also: calòn and cälön

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay calon, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃalon/ [ˈt͡ʃa.lɔn]
• Rhymes: -alon
• Syllabification: ca‧lon

Noun

calon (plural calon-calon)

1. candidate

Derived terms

• mencalonkan
• pencalonan

• bakal calon

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

calon (Jawi spelling چالون, plural calon-calon)

1. candidate

Descendants

• Indonesian: calon

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 *kalwon, from Proto-Celtic *kalwond- (“heart”). Cognate with Breton kalon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalɔn/

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• Rhymes: -alɔn

Usage notes

Even in Southern dialects in which celyn is pronounced /keːlɪn/, the /a/ in this word is short.

Noun

calon f (plural calonnau)

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

      Synonyms: craidd, canol, 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

      Synonyms: calondid, dewrder

   2. heart or fertility (of land)

Derived terms

• calon afal (“apple core”)
• calondid (“courage”)
• calonnog (“hearty”)
• digalon, gwangalon (“disheartened”)
• gwan ei galon a gyll (“he who hesitates is lost”)
• rheolydd calon (“pacemaker”)
• tor calon (“broken heart”)
• toriad calon (“heartbreak”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of calon

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
calon	galon	nghalon	chalon

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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