rawan

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrawan]
  • Hyphenation: ra‧wan

Etymology 1

From Malay rawan.

Adjective

rawan (comparative lebih rawan, superlative paling rawan)

  1. affected, moved, touched
    Synonyms: pilu, sayu, terharu
  2. critical, crucial, serious, grave
    Synonym: gawat
  3. problematic, vulnerable, fragile
  4. young, smooth
    Synonyms: lembut, muda

Noun

rawan

  1. (anatomy) ellipsis of tulang rawan (“cartilage”)

Derived terms

  • rawan bencana
  • rawan hati

Etymology 2

From Urdu رواں (ravāṅ', “to set agoing”), from Persian روان (ravân, “flowing”).

Noun

rawan

  1. (archaic) vehicle
    Synonym: kendaraan
    takhta rawan ― plank

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