calon

Indonesian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

calon (plural, 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 (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Noun

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

1. candidate

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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/

• Audio

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Noun

calon f (plural calonnau or calonnoedd)

1. (anatomy) heart; bosom, breast
   1. womb, matrix, belly; entrails
   2. center, heart of timber, pith, core, inner or hidden part, essence
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)

Derived terms

• 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-), “calon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies