lawan

== Balinese == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“beside; oppose”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lawan/ Hyphenation: la‧wan === Noun === lawan (Balinese script ᬮᬯᬦ᭄) adversary, opponent, rival === Adjective === lawan (Balinese script ᬮᬯᬦ᭄) (literary) against === Further reading === “lawan”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali]. == Banjarese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦮꦤ꧀ (lawan, “and”), from Old Javanese lawan, lāwan (“adversary, match, opponent; with; and; moreover”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“beside; oppose”). === Conjunction === lawan and with == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay lawan, from Classical Malay لاون (lawan), from Proto-Malayic *laban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈlawan/ [ˈla.wan] Rhymes: -awan Syllabification: la‧wan === Noun === lawan (plural lawan-lawan) rival; opponent === Verb === lawan to face; to be in a match against to fight === Derived terms === === Further reading === “lawan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*laban”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI == Javanese == === Romanization === lawan romanization of ꦭꦮꦤ꧀ == Kankanaey == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlawan/ [ˈlaː.wʌn] (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA(key): /ˈrawan/ [ˈraː.wʌn] Rhymes: -awan Syllabification: la‧wan === Conjunction === lawan (chiefly used in folk tales) and that's why ==== Synonyms ==== ==== See also ==== === References === Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “lawan”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 271 Allen, Larry (2021), “lawán”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics == Malay == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Malayic *laban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”). Cognate with Tagalog laban and Javanese lawan. Attested in the Kota Kapur inscription, 686 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (lavan). === Pronunciation === (Literary Standard, Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA(key): /ˈlawan/ [ˈla.wan] Rhymes: -wan, -an Hyphenation: la‧wan === Noun === lawan (Jawi spelling لاون, plural lawan-lawan or lawan2) A partner, counterpart. Synonyms: jodoh, pasangan An equal. Synonyms: imbangan, tandingan, tara An opponent. Synonyms: musuh, saingan, seteru, tentangan, udu The opposite of something. Synonym: tentangan ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === lawan (Jawi spelling لاون, active melawan, 3rd person passive dilawan) Infinitive of melawan (ambitransitive) To fight, to oppose. Synonyms: tentang, sangkal (transitive) To compare with (to be of similar quality or level). Synonyms: tandingi, saingi (transitive) To serve, to give one's attention to. Synonym: layan ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: lawan (inherited) ⇒ North Moluccan Malay: malawang (through melawan) === Further reading === "lawan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*laban”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary == Old Sundanese == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“beside; oppose”). Doublet of lancan === Conjunction === lawan and with === See also === kalawan