calon

See also: calòn and cälön

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)

1. candidate

   Synonym: kandidat

Derived terms

• mencalonkan
• pencalonan

• bakal calon

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 or calon²)

1. candidate

Descendants

• Indonesian: calon

Further reading

• "calon" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (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/

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• 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)

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)

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

Mutated forms of calon

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