calon

Inherited from Malay calon, of unknown origin.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃalon/ [ˈt͡ʃa.lɔn]
• Rhymes: -alon
• Syllabification: ca‧lon

calon (plural calon-calon)

1. candidate

• “calon” 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.

Unknown.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃalon/ [ˈt͡ʃa.lon]
• Hyphenation: ca‧lon

calon (Jawi spelling چالون, plural calon-calon)

1. candidate

• Indonesian: calon

• “calon” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

From Middle Welsh callon, from Proto-Brythonic *kalwon, from Proto-Celtic *kalwond- (“heart”). Cognate with Breton kalon.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalɔn/

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• Rhymes: -alɔn

Even in Southern dialects in which celyn is pronounced /keːlɪn/, the /a/ in this word is short.

calon f (plural calonnau)

1. (anatomy) heart
   1. core (of apple, cabbage, etc.)

      Synonyms: craidd, canol, cnewyllyn

   2. center, inner or hidden part
2. (figuratively) seat of feeling, affection, will, and intellect; one's inmost being, the soul, the spirit; true emotion, mind, thought, intent, secret, etc.
   1. courage, spirit, manliness, confidence

      Synonyms: calondid, dewrder

   2. heart or fertility (of land)

• 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