# kawal
## English
### Noun

kawal (uncountable)
* A meat substitute made in Sudan from the fermented leaves of the sicklepod.

## Amis
### Noun

kawal
* ladder

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Malay kawal, from Tamil காவல் (kāval).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈkawal/ [ˈka.wal]
* Rhymes: -awal
* Syllabification: ka‧wal

### Verb

kawal
* to look after
    Synonym: jaga

#### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* berkawal [stative / habitual] (beR-)
* mengawal [agent focus] (meN-)
* mengawali [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
* kawalan [repetition / reciprocity] (-an)
* pengawal [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
* pengawalan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

### Further reading

* “kawal” 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
### Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil காவல் (kāval).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkawal/ [ˈka.wal]
* Rhymes: -awal, -wal, -al
* Hyphenation: ka‧wal

### Noun

kawal (Jawi spelling کاول, plural kawal-kawal, informal 1st possessive kawalku, 2nd possessive kawalmu, 3rd possessive kawalnya)
* watchman; patrol; guard
    Synonym: penjaga
* care; supervision
    Synonyms: penjagaan, pengawasan

#### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* berkawal [stative / habitual] (beR-)
* mengawal [agent focus] (meN-)
* mengawali [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
* terkawal [agentless action] (teR-)
* kawalan [repetition / reciprocity] (-an)
* pengawalan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
* pengawal [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
* kawal selia (“to monitor”)

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: kawal
* → Tagalog: kawal (“soldier”)

### Further reading

* “kawal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
* "kawal" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* caual — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

### Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kawal, from Tamil காவல் (kāval).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈkawal/ [ˈkaː.wɐl]
* Rhymes: -awal
* Syllabification: ka‧wal

### Noun

kawal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜎ᜔)
* soldier; trooper
    Synonym: sundalo
* warrior
    Synonyms: mandirigma, gerero
* (colloquial) member; disciple; follower
    Synonyms: kagawad, tagasunod
* (by extension) advocate; supporter
    Synonyms: tagataguyod, tagatangkilik
* (obsolete) companion that helps others
* (obsolete) something that prevents bundling something for transport

#### Derived terms

* ikawal
* ipagkawal
* ipangawal
* kawal-pugante
* kawalan
* kawalin
* kumawal
* magkawal
* mangawal
* mapangawal
* pagkawalan
* pagkawalin
* pangkawal

### Adjective

kawal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜏᜎ᜔)
* (obsolete) indecisive; wavering

### Further reading

* “kawal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* lawak, Kalaw, kalaw