tawan

From tao +‎ -an.

• Hyphenation: ta‧wan
• IPA^(key): /taʔˈwan/ [taʔˈwan̪]

tàwan

1. to give

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hawan (“atmosphere”). Compare Malay awan (“cloud”).

tawan

1. sky
2. heaven

• “tawan”, in Dusun dictionary, 2025–2026

From Malay tawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taban (“booty, war captive”), from Proto-Austronesian *tabaN (“head trophy, trophy taken in headhunting”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtawan/ [ˈt̪a.wan]
• Rhymes: -awan
• Syllabification: ta‧wan

tawan (base-imperative tawan, active menawan, ordinary passive ditawan, adversative passive tertawan)

1. to catch, to capture

tawan

1. to sob

• “tawan”, 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

Inherited from Old Javanese tawan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taban (“booty, war captive”), from Proto-Austronesian *tabaN (“head trophy, trophy taken in headhunting”).

• IPA^(key): /t̪a.wan/
• Rhymes: -wan
• Hyphenation: ta‧wan

tawan

1. to capture

• “tawan”, in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taban (“booty, war captive”), from Proto-Austronesian *tabaN (“head trophy, trophy taken in headhunting”).

• IPA^(key): /tawan/
• Rhymes: -awan, -wan, -an

tawan (Jawi spelling تاون)

1. to captivate, to capture, to conquer

• Indonesian: tawan

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

• IPA^(key): /tʰɑːˈwɑːn/
• Hyphenation: ta‧wan

Compare Persian تاوان (tâvân, “punishment, penalty”).

t’awan f (Arabic spelling تاوان)

1. guilt

   Synonyms: gune, sûc

2. crime

   Synonym: sûc

3. sin

   Synonym: gune

• tawanbar

t’awan f (Arabic spelling تاوان)

1. alternative form of tawe (“pan, saucepan”)

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “t’awan I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 318
• Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “t’awan II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 318

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taban (“booty, war captive”), from Proto-Austronesian *tabaN (“head trophy, trophy taken in headhunting”).

tawan

1. booty
2. captive
3. a certain official for such matter

• > Javanese: tawan (inherited)