kawalan

Affixed kawal +‎ -an, from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

• IPA^(key): /kaˈwalan/
• Rhymes: -an, -n
• Hyphenation: ka‧wal‧an

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

1. protected objects
2. guard, protection

• “kawalan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

• caual-an — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• kawal-an — dialectal, Marinduque, Tayabasin
• kawalaan — obsolete

Syncopic form of kawalaan, from wala +‎ ka- -an.

• Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧lan
• IPA^(key): /kawaˈlan/, [kɐ.wɐˈlan]

kawalán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜎᜈ᜔)

1. loss; deprivation; depletion

   Synonyms: kasalatan, kakapusan, kakulangan

2. lack; deficiency; insufficiency

   Synonyms: kasalatan, kakapusan, kakulangan

3. void; emptiness; nothingness

   Synonyms: kasalatan, kakapusan, kakulangan

• kawalang-

• “kawalan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

From Proto-Austronesian *kawayan[1]. Compare Bikol Central kawayan, Cebuano kawayan, and Tagalog kawayan.

kawalan

1. bamboo