watan

Dutch

Contraction

watan

contraction of wat and dan
Kom je mee? - Watan? - Are you coming? - why?

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay watan (“homeland; fatherland; motherland”), from Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wa.tan/

Noun

watan (first-person possessive watanku, second-person possessive watanmu, third-person possessive watannya)

homeland; fatherland; motherland.
Synonym: tanah air

Further reading

“watan” 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.

Turkmen

Etymology

From Arabic وَطَن (waṭan).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /βatan/
Hyphenation: wa‧tan

Noun

watan (definite accusative watany, plural watanlar)

fatherland, home country

Declension

Declension of watan

	singular	plural
nominative	watan	watanlar
accusative	watany	watanlary
genitive	watanyň	watanlaryň
dative	watana	watanlara
locative	watanda	watanlarda
ablative	watandan	watanlardan

Further reading

“watan” in Enedilim.com
“watan” in Webonary.org

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