kawin

Iban

Etymology

From Malay kahwin, from Arabic كَاوِين (kāwīn, “marriage; dowry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈka.wɪn]
• Hyphenation: ka‧win

Verb

kawin

1. to marry

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• kahwin

Etymology

From Malay kahwin, kawin, from Classical Malay کهوين (kahwin), کاوين (kawin), from Persian کاوین (kâvin), a variant of کابین (kâbin, “marriage-portion, dowry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈka.wɪn]
• Hyphenation: ka‧win

Adjective

kawin

1. (legal term) in a state of marriage; married

   Antonym: belum kawin

Verb

kawin

1. to get married

   Synonym: nikah

2. to be married
3. to have sex (animal, non-human).

   Synonym: berkelamin

4. (colloquial) to have sex (human).

   Synonym: bersetubuh

Noun

kawin (first-person possessive kawinku, second-person possessive kawinmu, third-person possessive kawinnya)

1. clipping of perkawinan (“marriage”).

Derived terms

• berkawin
• kawin-mawin
• mengawin
• mengawini
• mengawinkan
• pengawinan
• perkawinan

 

• kawin acak
• kawin amanua
• kawin angkat bapak
• kawin bantu
• kawin batin
• kawin belis
• kawin campur
• kawin di bawah tangan
• kawin gantung
• kawin gelap
• kawin kantor
• kawin kontrak
• kawin lari
• kawin liwat
• kawin masuk
• kawin mutah
• kawin paksa
• kawin roko
• kawin siri
• kawin sirih pinang
• kawin sumbang
• kawin suntik
• kawin tambahan
• kawin tukar gadis
• kawin wakil

 

Further reading

• “kawin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Verb

kawin

1. Alternative form of kahwin