kawal

kawal (uncountable)

1. A meat substitute made in Sudan from the fermented leaves of the sicklepod.

From Malay kawal, from Tamil காவல் (kāval).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkawal/
• Rhymes: -wal, -al, -l
• Hyphenation: ka‧wal

kawal

1. to look after

   Synonym: jaga

• “kawal” 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.

Borrowed from Tamil காவல் (kāval).

• IPA^(key): /ka.wal/
• Rhymes: -awal, -wal, -al

kawal (Jawi spelling کاول, plural kawal-kawal, informal 1st possessive kawalku, 2nd possessive kawalmu, 3rd possessive kawalnya)

1. watchman; patrol; guard

   Synonym: penjaga

2. care; supervision

   Synonyms: penjagaan, pengawasan

• Indonesian: kawal
• → Tagalog: kawal (“soldier”)

• “kawal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• "kawal" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

• caual — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Borrowed from Malay kawal, from Tamil காவல் (kāval).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkawal/ [ˈkaː.wɐl]
• Rhymes: -awal
• Syllabification: ka‧wal

kawal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜎ᜔)

1. soldier; trooper

   Synonym: sundalo

2. warrior

   Synonyms: mandirigma, gerero

3. (colloquial) member; disciple; follower

   Synonyms: kagawad, tagasunod

4. (by extension) advocate; supporter

   Synonyms: tagataguyod, tagatangkilik

5. (obsolete) companion that helps others
6. (obsolete) something that prevents bundling something for transport

kawal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜎ᜔)

1. (obsolete) indecisive; wavering

• “kawal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

• lawak, Kalaw, kalaw