walau

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wà.làu/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [wə̀.làu]

Ideophone

wàlàu

1. showing open palms

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay walau, from Arabic وَلَوْ (walaw, “albeit”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈwalau̯/ [ˈwa.lau̯]
• Rhymes: -alau̯
• Syllabification: wa‧lau

Conjunction

walau

1. even if (regardless of whether)

   Synonym: bahkan jika

2. though (despite the fact that)

   Synonym: meski

Derived terms

• walaupun (“although, even though”)

Further reading

• “walau”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic ولو

Conjunction

walau

1. even if
2. though

Synonyms

• meski / مسكي
• kendati / كنداتي

Derived terms

• walaupun

Further reading

• "walau" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017