kawin

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Iban

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Etymology

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From Malay kahwin, from Arabic كَاوِين (kāwīn, marriage; dowry).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈka.wɪn]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧win

Verb

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kawin

  1. to marry

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Malay kahwin, kawin, from Classical Malay کهوين (kahwin), کاوين (kawin), from Persian کاوین (kâvin),[1] a variant of کابین (kâbin, marriage-portion, dowry).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈka.wɪn]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧win

Adjective

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kawin

  1. (legal term) in a state of marriage; married
    Antonym: belum kawin

Verb

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kawin

  1. to get married
    Synonym: nikah
  2. to be married
  3. to have sex (animal, non-human).
    Synonym: berkelamin
  4. (colloquial) to have sex (human).
    Synonym: bersetubuh

Noun

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kawin (first-person possessive kawinku, second-person possessive kawinmu, third-person possessive kawinnya)

  1. clipping of perkawinan (marriage).

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Malay

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Verb

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kawin

  1. Alternative form of kahwin