"kawan" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkawan/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈk̠aː.wɐn̪] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜃᜏᜈ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -awan Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaban Malay kawanbor. Tagalog kawan Borrowed from Malay kawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaban. Doublet of kaban. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor|ms:kawan|doublet=kaban|text=++|tree=+}} Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaban Malay kawanbor. Tagalog kawan [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*-ban", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword" : "root", "is_invisible" : "all" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*kaban", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Malay", "term" : "kawan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ms" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "kawan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="kawan"> Borrowed from Malay kawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaban. Doublet of kaban., {{ety|tl|:bor|ms:kawan|doublet=kaban|text=++|tree=+}} Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaban Malay kawanbor. Tagalog kawan Borrowed from Malay kawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaban. Doublet of kaban. Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} kawan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜈ᜔)
  1. herd; flock; school; swarm (group of animals together, especially of the same kind) Synonyms: kamada, grupo, langkay, pulutong, ganado, kuyog, kaban
    Sense id: en-kawan-tl-noun-5MArnl8N Categories (other): Pages with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Collectives Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 84 16 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 84 16 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 84 16 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 78 22 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 88 12 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 72 28 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Collectives: 80 20
  2. multitude; large number Synonyms: kulumpol
    Sense id: en-kawan-tl-noun-O~8g8x6h
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kawan-kawan, magkawan, magkawan-kawan, mangawan, mapangawan, pangawanan, pangawanin
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      "word": "kawan-kawan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "magkawan-kawan"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mangawan"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mapangawan"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pangawanan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pangawanin"
    }
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    ],
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      "kawan#Malay"
    ],
    [
      "kawan",
      "kawan#Malay"
    ],
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      "*kaban",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/kaban"
    ],
    [
      "kaban",
      "kaban#Tagalog"
    ]
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": ":bor",
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        "tree": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaban\nMalay kawanbor.\nTagalog kawan\n[Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Malayo-Polynesian\", \"term\" : \"*-ban\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"poz-pro\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"root\", \"is_invisible\" : \"all\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Malayo-Polynesian\", \"term\" : \"*kaban\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"poz-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Malay\", \"term\" : \"kawan\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ms\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Tagalog\", \"term\" : \"kawan\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"tl\" }\" data-lang=\"tl\" data-title=\"kawan\">\nBorrowed from Malay kawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaban. Doublet of kaban.",
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      "name": "ety"
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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaban\nMalay kawanbor.\nTagalog kawan\nBorrowed from Malay kawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaban. Doublet of kaban.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜃᜏᜈ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ka‧wan"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "ka‧wan"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "herd; flock; school; swarm (group of animals together, especially of the same kind)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "herd",
          "herd"
        ],
        [
          "flock",
          "flock"
        ],
        [
          "school",
          "school"
        ],
        [
          "swarm",
          "swarm"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kamada"
        },
        {
          "word": "grupo"
        },
        {
          "word": "langkay"
        },
        {
          "word": "pulutong"
        },
        {
          "word": "ganado"
        },
        {
          "word": "kuyog"
        },
        {
          "word": "kaban"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "multitude; large number"
      ],
      "id": "en-kawan-tl-noun-O~8g8x6h",
      "links": [
        [
          "multitude",
          "multitude"
        ],
        [
          "large",
          "large"
        ],
        [
          "number",
          "number"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "kulumpol"
        }
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkawan/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈk̠aː.wɐn̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-awan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kawan"
}
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    {
      "word": "kawan-kawan"
    },
    {
      "word": "magkawan"
    },
    {
      "word": "magkawan-kawan"
    },
    {
      "word": "mangawan"
    },
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      "word": "mapangawan"
    },
    {
      "word": "pangawanan"
    },
    {
      "word": "pangawanin"
    }
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    [
      "*kaban",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/kaban"
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      "kawan#Malay"
    ],
    [
      "kawan",
      "kawan#Malay"
    ],
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      "kaban",
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      },
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      "name": "ety"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": ":bor",
        "3": "ms:kawan",
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      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaban\nMalay kawanbor.\nTagalog kawan\nBorrowed from Malay kawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaban. Doublet of kaban.",
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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaban\nMalay kawanbor.\nTagalog kawan\nBorrowed from Malay kawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaban. Doublet of kaban.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᜃᜏᜈ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ka‧wan"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "ka‧wan"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "herd; flock; school; swarm (group of animals together, especially of the same kind)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "herd",
          "herd"
        ],
        [
          "flock",
          "flock"
        ],
        [
          "school",
          "school"
        ],
        [
          "swarm",
          "swarm"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kamada"
        },
        {
          "word": "grupo"
        },
        {
          "word": "langkay"
        },
        {
          "word": "pulutong"
        },
        {
          "word": "ganado"
        },
        {
          "word": "kuyog"
        },
        {
          "word": "kaban"
        }
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "multitude; large number"
      ],
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          "large",
          "large"
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        {
          "word": "kulumpol"
        }
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkawan/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈk̠aː.wɐn̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-awan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kawan"
}

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