kawatan

From kawat +‎ -an.

• IPA^(key): /kaˈwatan/, [kaˈwa.tan̪]
• Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧tan

kawátan (Basahan spelling ᜃᜏᜆᜈ᜔)

1. a toy

   An paborito kong kawatan.

   My favorite toy.

kawátan (Basahan spelling ᜃᜏᜆᜈ᜔)

1. to play

• Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧tan
• IPA^(key): /kawaˈtan/, [ka.waˈtan̪]

kawatán (Basahan spelling ᜃᜏᜆᜈ᜔)

1. playground; playing ground or field

   Yaon sa kawatan an aki mi.

   Our child is at the playground.

From kawat +‎ -an.

• Hyphenation: ka‧wa‧tan
• IPA^(key): /kawaˈtan/, [kʌ.wʌˈt̪an̪]

kawatán

1. robber; burglar; thief
2. theft; burglary

kawatán

1. to burglarize

• bandido (“bandit”)
• esnatser (“snatcher; snatch thieve”)
• holdaper (“hold-up robber”)
• manglungkabay (“burglar”)
• mangunguot (“pickpocket”)
• tulisan (“bandit”)

• → Tagalog: kawatan

For quotations using this term, see Citations:kawatan.

From kawat +‎ -an.

kawatán

1. thief; robber; burglar

Borrowed from Cebuano kawatan (“thief”).

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kawaˈtan/ [kɐ.wɐˈtan] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -an
  • IPA^(key): /kaˈwatan/ [kɐˈwa.tɐn] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -atan
• Syllabification: ka‧wa‧tan

kawatán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜆᜈ᜔)

1. thief; burglar

   Synonyms: magnanakaw, (slang) dorobo

2. robbery

   Synonym: nakawan

• kriminal

kawatan (complete kinawatan, progressive kinakawatan, contemplative kakawatan, 2nd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜆᜈ᜔)

1. to steal something from

   Synonyms: nakawan, pagnakawan

• “kawatan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

From kawat +‎ -an.

kawatán

1. thief; robber; looter; brigand