kawatan

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Etymology

From kawat +‎ -an.

Noun

kawatan

1. toy

Noun

kawatán

1. playground; playing ground or field

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Cebuano

Etymology

kawat +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧tan

Noun

kawatan

1. a robber
2. a burglar
3. a thief
4. a theft
5. a burglary

Verb

kawatan

1. to burglarise

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:kawatan.

Related terms

• (a pickpocket): mangunguot
• (a mugger, a bandit): bandido, holdaper, tulisan
• (a burglar): manglungkabay
• (a snatcher): esnatser

Descendants

• → Tagalog: kawatan

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Hiligaynon

Etymology

From kawat +‎ -an.

Noun

kawatán

1. thief; robber; burglar

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano kawatan (“thief”).

Noun

kawatán

1. thief; burglar

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Waray-Waray

Etymology

From kawat +‎ -an.

Noun

kawatán

1. thief; robber; looter; brigand