"lawan" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlawan/ (note: Baku, schwa-variety), [ˈla.wan] (note: Baku, schwa-variety) Audio: Ms-MY-lawan.ogg Forms: لاون [Jawi], lawan-lawan [plural], lawan² [plural]
Rhymes: -wan, -an 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). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*laban|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Malayic *laban, {{inh+|ms|poz-mly-pro|*laban}} Inherited from Proto-Malayic *laban, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*laban|t=oppose, go against someone}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”), {{cog|tl|laban}} Tagalog laban, {{cog|jv|lawan}} Javanese lawan, {{m+|ms-old||tr=lavan}} Old Malay [script needed] (lavan) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=لاون}} lawan (Jawi spelling لاون, plural lawan-lawan or lawan²)
  1. A partner, counterpart. Synonyms: jodoh, pasangan Derived forms (Compounds): lawan hukum, lawan menari, lawan politik
    Sense id: en-lawan-ms-noun-L6DpC-If Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 10 2 25 8 7 19 29 Disambiguation of 'Compounds': 59 15 16 10
  2. An equal. Synonyms: imbangan, tandingan, tara
    Sense id: en-lawan-ms-noun-68zt1bzH
  3. An opponent. Synonyms: musuh, saingan, seteru, tentangan, udu Derived forms (Affixations): berlawan, berlawanan, berlawankan [archaic, obsolete], dilawan, kelawanan [archaic, obsolete], lawani [archaic, obsolete], melawan, pelawan, perlawanan, perlawankan
    Sense id: en-lawan-ms-noun-ms:enemy Categories (other): Old Sundanese entries with incorrect language header, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Sundanese entries with incorrect language header: 2 5 0 0 6 3 3 15 7 2 16 5 6 13 18 0 0 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 10 2 25 8 7 19 29 Disambiguation of 'Affixations': 12 12 70 6
  4. The opposite of something. Synonyms: tentangan
    Sense id: en-lawan-ms-noun-qkQ3dwft

Verb

IPA: /ˈlawan/ (note: Baku, schwa-variety), [ˈla.wan] (note: Baku, schwa-variety) Audio: Ms-MY-lawan.ogg Forms: لاون [Jawi], melawan [active], dilawan [passive, third-person]
Rhymes: -wan, -an 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). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*laban|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Malayic *laban, {{inh+|ms|poz-mly-pro|*laban}} Inherited from Proto-Malayic *laban, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*laban|t=oppose, go against someone}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”), {{cog|tl|laban}} Tagalog laban, {{cog|jv|lawan}} Javanese lawan, {{m+|ms-old||tr=lavan}} Old Malay [script needed] (lavan) Head templates: {{head|ms|verbf|Jawi spelling|لاون|active|melawan|3rd person passive|dilawan}} lawan (Jawi spelling لاون, active melawan, 3rd person passive dilawan)
  1. Infinitive of melawan
    (ambitransitive) To fight, to oppose.
    Tags: ambitransitive Synonyms: tentang, sangkal
    Sense id: en-lawan-ms-verb-0SbfoJ37
  2. Infinitive of melawan
    (transitive) To compare with (to be of similar quality or level).
    Tags: transitive Synonyms: tandingi, saingi
    Sense id: en-lawan-ms-verb-HGsvFncb Categories (other): Old Sundanese entries with incorrect language header, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Sundanese entries with incorrect language header: 2 5 0 0 6 3 3 15 7 2 16 5 6 13 18 0 0 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 10 2 25 8 7 19 29
  3. Infinitive of melawan
    (transitive) To serve, to give one's attention to.
    Tags: transitive Synonyms: layan
    Sense id: en-lawan-ms-verb-8ycohgvm Categories (other): Old Sundanese entries with incorrect language header, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Sundanese entries with incorrect language header: 2 5 0 0 6 3 3 15 7 2 16 5 6 13 18 0 0 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 10 2 25 8 7 19 29

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "3": "*laban",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
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        "3": "*laban"
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      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*laban",
        "t": "oppose, go against someone"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "laban"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog laban",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jv",
        "2": "lawan"
      },
      "expansion": "Javanese lawan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms-old",
        "2": "",
        "tr": "lavan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Malay [script needed] (lavan)",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Malayic *laban, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laban (“oppose, go against someone”). Cognate with Tagalog laban and Javanese lawan.\nAttested in the Kota Kapur inscription, 686 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (lavan).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "لاون",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lawan-lawan",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lawan²",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "j": "لاون"
      },
      "expansion": "lawan (Jawi spelling لاون, plural lawan-lawan or lawan²)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "la",
        "wan"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A partner, counterpart."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "partner",
          "partner"
        ],
        [
          "counterpart",
          "counterpart"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "jodoh"
        },
        {
          "word": "pasangan"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An equal."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "equal",
          "equal"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "imbangan"
        },
        {
          "word": "tandingan"
        },
        {
          "word": "tara"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An opponent."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "opponent",
          "opponent"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "ms:enemy"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "musuh"
        },
        {
          "word": "saingan"
        },
        {
          "word": "seteru"
        },
        {
          "word": "tentangan"
        },
        {
          "word": "udu"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The opposite of something."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "opposite",
          "opposite"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tentangan"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlawan/",
      "note": "Baku, schwa-variety"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈla.wan]",
      "note": "Baku, schwa-variety"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-wan"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-an"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Kota Kapur inscription"
  ],
  "word": "lawan"
}

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    "Old Sundanese terms derived from Javanese",
    "Old Sundanese terms derived from Old Javanese",
    "Old Sundanese terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
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      "name": "yesno"
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        "5": "",
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        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
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    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "laban"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog laban",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jv",
        "2": "lawan"
      },
      "expansion": "Javanese lawan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms-old",
        "2": "",
        "tr": "lavan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Malay [script needed] (lavan)",
      "name": "m+"
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  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "لاون",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melawan",
      "tags": [
        "active"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dilawan",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "Jawi spelling",
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        "7": "3rd person passive",
        "8": "dilawan"
      },
      "expansion": "lawan (Jawi spelling لاون, active melawan, 3rd person passive dilawan)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "la",
        "wan"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay intransitive verbs",
        "Malay transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Infinitive of melawan",
        "To fight, to oppose."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "melawan",
          "melawan#Malay"
        ],
        [
          "fight",
          "fight"
        ],
        [
          "oppose",
          "oppose"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Infinitive of melawan",
        "(ambitransitive) To fight, to oppose."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tentang"
        },
        {
          "word": "sangkal"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "ambitransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Infinitive of melawan",
        "To compare with (to be of similar quality or level)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "melawan",
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        ],
        [
          "compare",
          "compare"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Infinitive of melawan",
        "(transitive) To compare with (to be of similar quality or level)."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tandingi"
        },
        {
          "word": "saingi"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Infinitive of melawan",
        "To serve, to give one's attention to."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "melawan",
          "melawan#Malay"
        ],
        [
          "serve",
          "serve"
        ],
        [
          "give",
          "give"
        ],
        [
          "attention",
          "attention"
        ]
      ],
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        "Infinitive of melawan",
        "(transitive) To serve, to give one's attention to."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "layan"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlawan/",
      "note": "Baku, schwa-variety"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈla.wan]",
      "note": "Baku, schwa-variety"
    },
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      "audio": "Ms-MY-lawan.ogg",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-wan"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-an"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Kota Kapur inscription"
  ],
  "word": "lawan"
}

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