kawat

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

káwat (Basahan spelling ᜃᜏᜆ᜔)

1. a play; a game

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

kawat (Badlit spelling ᜃᜏᜆ᜔)

1. theft

kawat (Badlit spelling ᜃᜏᜆ᜔)

1. to steal; to commit theft

Ultimately from Malay kawat.

kawat (Badlit spelling ᜃᜏᜆ᜔)

1. wire, usually one used to conduct electricity

kawat

1. anchor

From Malay kawat.

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

kawat

1. wire
2. (uncommon) cable

   Synonym: kabel

• “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.

From Old Javanese kawat.

kawat

1. wire

• IPA^(key): /ˈkawat/ [ˈka.wat̪̚]
• Hyphenation: ka‧wat
• Rhymes: -wat, -at

From Javanese kawat.

kawat (Jawi spelling کاوت, plural kawat-kawat)

1. wire

   kawat berduri: barbed wire

   Synonyms: dawai, wayar

   1. telecommunication wire or cable

      Synonym: wayar

2. (archaic) telegram, newswire

   Synonym: telegram

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

kawat (Jawi spelling کاوت, plural kawat-kawat)

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

   Synonyms: baris, barisan, kawad, nirai

berkawat

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

   Synonyms: berbaris, berkawad

• 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

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

kawat

1. wire

kawat

1. wire

Ultimately from Malay kawat.

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

kawat (Sulat Sūg spelling كَوَتْ)

1. wire