kawal
See also: kawał
English edit
Noun edit
kawal (uncountable)
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay kawal, from Tamil காவல் (kāval).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kawal
- to look after
- Synonym: jaga
Derived terms edit
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- berkawal [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- mengawal [agent focus] (meN-)
- mengawali [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- kawalan [repetition / reciprocity] (-an)
- pengawal [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- pengawalan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
Further reading edit
- “kawal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Tamil காவல் (kāval).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kawal (Jawi spelling کاول, plural kawal-kawal, informal 1st possessive kawalku, 2nd possessive kawalmu, 3rd possessive kawalnya)
- watchman; patrol; guard
- Synonym: penjaga
- care; supervision
- Synonyms: penjagaan, pengawasan
Derived terms edit
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- berkawal [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- mengawal [agent focus] (meN-)
- mengawali [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- terkawal [agentless action] (teR-)
- kawalan [repetition / reciprocity] (-an)
- pengawalan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- pengawal [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- kawal selia (“to monitor”)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “kawal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- "kawal" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Malay kawal, from Tamil காவல் (kāval).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kawal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜎ᜔)
- soldier; trooper
- Synonym: sundalo
- warrior
- Synonyms: mandirigma, gerero
- (colloquial) member; disciple; follower
- (by extension) advocate; supporter
- Synonyms: tagataguyod, tagatangkilik
- (obsolete) companion that helps others
- (obsolete) something that prevents bundling something for transport
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
kawal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜎ᜔)
Further reading edit
- “kawal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018