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

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

Noun

kawat

1. theft
2. wife

Verb

kawat

1. to steal; to commit theft

Derived terms

• kawatan
• kinawat
• makawat
• pagpangawat

 

Ilocano

Noun

kawat

1. anchor

Indonesian

Noun

kawat (first-person possessive kawatku, second-person possessive kawatmu, third-person possessive kawatnya)

1. wire; cable

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese kawat.

Noun

kawat

1. wire

Malay

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. wire
2. (archaic) news, telegram

Synonyms

• (wire): dawai, wayar
• (news): berita, khabar, 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)

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

Noun

kawat

1. wire