kakeuan

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• caqueuan (Súlat Bacúlud)
• cakeuan (Ámung Sámson)
• kakewan (Súlat Wáwâ)

Etymology

From earlier *kakayuan, from *kayu (“tree”) +‎ ka- -an. Compare Pangasinan kakiewan and Tagalog kakahuyan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈkewən/ [kəˈxɛː.wən]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ke‧uan

Noun

kakéuan

1. forest
   • 1931, Aurelio Tolentino, buak nang ester sinulat neng:

     Matua, mibalik ka, —ing gulisak nang Gloria, panakit nang tinakas y a iti, dapot ing matua, é mu ing é ya mibalik nuné bagkus na pang selusu ing kayang paman - yulmuk king kakewan.

     "Old man, come back", Gloria cried, as she saw him escape, but the old man, did not only return, but he continued his journey into the forest.