kawakan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed kawak +‎ -an, borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦮꦏꦤ꧀ (kawakan, “past its prime; experienced, veteran”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kaˈwakan/ [kaˈwa.kan]
  • Rhymes: -akan
  • Syllabification: ka‧wa‧kan

Noun

kawakan (plural kawakan-kawakan)

  1. old; senior
  2. experienced person, established person

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

kawakan

  1. romanization of ꦏꦮꦏꦤ꧀
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