calon
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay calon. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃalon/ [ˈt͡ʃa.lɔn]
- Rhymes: -alon
- Syllabification: ca‧lon
Noun
calon (plural calon-calon)
Derived terms
- mencalonkan
- pencalonan
Further reading
- “calon”, 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
Malay
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃalon/ [ˈt͡ʃa.lon]
- Hyphenation: ca‧lon
Noun
calon (Jawi spelling چالون, plural calon-calon)
Descendants
- Indonesian: calon
Further reading
- “calon”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh callon, from Proto-Brythonic *kalwon, from Proto-Celtic *kalwond- (“heart”). Cognate with Breton kalon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkalɔn/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -alɔn
Usage notes
Even in Southern dialects in which celyn is pronounced /keːlɪn/, the /a/ in this word is short.
Noun
calon f (plural calonnau)
- (anatomy) heart
- (figuratively) seat of feeling, affection, will, and intellect; one's inmost being, the soul, the spirit; true emotion, mind, thought, intent, secret, etc.
Derived terms
- ataliad y galon (“cardiac arrest”)
- calon afal (“apple core”)
- calondid (“courage”)
- calonnog (“hearty”)
- cystudd calon (“heartache”)
- digalon, gwangalon (“disheartened”)
- gwan ei galon a gyll (“he who hesitates is lost”)
- methiant y galon, pall ar y galon (“heart failure”)
- rheolydd calon (“pacemaker”)
- tor calon (“broken heart”)
- toriad calon (“heartbreak”)
- trawiad ar y galon (“heart attack”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| calon | galon | nghalon | chalon |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “calon”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “calon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies