-wan

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wan"

Indonesian

Etymology

From Pali -vant, from Sanskrit -वत् (-vat), from Proto-Indo-European *-wénts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwan/, [ˈwan]

Suffix

-wan

1. -man

   Coordinate term: -wati (“woman”)

Alternative forms

• -man

Derived terms

Indonesian terms suffixed with -wan

angkasawan

antariksawan

bahagiawan

bangsawan

biarawan

binaragawan

budayawan

cendekiawan

colikiawan

dermawan

dwibahasawan

ekabahasawan

fisikawan

gerilyawan

Gunawan

ilmuwan

karyawan

kimiawan

matematikawan

multibahasawan

niraksarawan

olahragawan

pungliwan

pustakawan

rekayasawan

relawan

seismologiwan

sejarawan

seniman

statistikawan

wartawan

Wikipediawan

Wirawan

wirawan

wisatawan

wisudawan

Further reading

• “-wan”, 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

Ojibwe

Final

-wan

1. be, become

Derived terms

• akiiwan
• bigiiwan
• nibiiwan

See also

• aawan

Suffix

-wan

1. A suffix denoting the plural of an inanimate noun
2. A suffix denoting the obviative of an animate noun
3. A suffix denoting the independent plural of an inanimate intransitive verb (vii)
4. A suffix denoting the obviative form of an animate intransitive verb (vai)

See also

• -an
• -iin
• -n
• -oon
• -yan

Quechua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-wan/, [-waŋ]

Suffix

-wan

1. A suffix for the instrumental case.

   Kay khuchita waskawan watachkani.

   I am tying this pig with a rope.

2. Indicates the company an action is performed with, with

   Qamwan llaqtata risaq.

   I will go to town with you.