kawal-an
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- caual-an — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
Syncopic form of kawalaan, from wala + ka- -an.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kawalˈʔan/ [kɐ.wɐlˈʔan̪]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: ka‧wal-an
Noun
kawal-án (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜎ᜔ᜀᜈ᜔) (now dialectal, Southern Tagalog)
- alternative form of kawalan