kawat

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkawat/ [ˈka.wat]
• Hyphenation: ka‧wat

Noun

káwat (Basahan spelling ᜃᜏᜆ᜔)

1. a play; a game

Derived terms

• kakawat
• kawatan
• magkawat
• pagkawat
• parakawat

 

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkawat/ [ˈka.wɐt̪]
• Hyphenation: ka‧wat

Etymology 1

Noun

kawat (Badlit spelling ᜃᜏᜆ᜔)

1. theft

Verb

kawat (Badlit spelling ᜃᜏᜆ᜔)

1. to steal; to commit theft

Derived terms

• kawatan
• kinawat
• makawat
• pagpangawat

 

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Malay kawat.

Noun

kawat (Badlit spelling ᜃᜏᜆ᜔)

1. wire, usually one used to conduct electricity

Ilocano

Noun

kawat

1. anchor

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kawat.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkawat/ [ˈka.wat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -awat
• Syllabification: ka‧wat

Noun

kawat

1. wire
2. (rare) cable

   Synonym: kabel

Further reading

• “kawat” 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.

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese kawat.

Noun

kawat

1. wire

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kawat/
• Hyphenation: ka‧wat
• Rhymes: -wat, -at

Etymology 1

From Javanese kawat.

Noun

kawat (Jawi spelling کاوت, plural kawat-kawat, informal 1st possessive kawatku, 2nd possessive kawatmu, 3rd possessive kawatnya)

1. wire

   kawat berduri: barbed wire

   Synonyms: dawai, wayar

   1. telecommunication wire or cable

      Synonym: wayar

2. (archaic) telegram, newswire

   Synonym: telegram

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• mengawatkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dikawatkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• berita kawat
• surat kawat

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic قَوَاعِد (qawāʕid, “rule, pattern”). Doublet of kawad and kaedah.

Noun

kawat (Jawi spelling کاوت, plural kawat-kawat, informal 1st possessive kawatku, 2nd possessive kawatmu, 3rd possessive kawatnya)

1. (Malaysia) row, file, line (of soldiers, troops)

   Synonyms: baris, barisan, kawad, nirai

Verb

berkawat

1. (Malaysia) to march in a single file or line

   Synonyms: berbaris, berkawad

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berkawat [stative / habitual] (beR-)

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کاوت kawat”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 76
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کاوت kawat”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 96
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kawat”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 518

Further reading

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

Maranao

Noun

kawat

1. wire

Old Javanese

Noun

kawat

1. wire

Tausug

Etymology

Ultimately from Malay kawat.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /kawat/ [k̠ɑˈwɑt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: ka‧wat

Noun

kawat (Sulat Sūg spelling كَوَتْ)

1. wire