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kawat

Pronunciation: /ˈkawat/

“kawat” is a Malay word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. wire
  2. telecommunication wire or cable
  3. telegram, newswire
  4. row, file, line (of soldiers, troops)

verb

  1. to march in a single file or line

Etymology

Probably ultimately inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalat (“thick, heavy rope”), either directly or via Javanese.

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