watan

See also: Watan

Dutch

Contraction

watan

1. contraction of wat +‎ dan

   Kom je mee? - Watan? - Are you coming? - why?

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• waton

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈwatan/ [ˈwa.t̪an]
• Rhymes: -atan
• Syllabification: wa‧tan

Noun

watan (plural watan-watan)

1. (uncommon or chiefly Malaysia) homeland; fatherland; motherland

   Synonyms: ibu pertiwi, janabijana, tanah air, tanah bijana, tanah kelahiran

Further reading

• “watan”, 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

Turkmen

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic وَطَن (waṭan)bor.

Classical Persian وَطَن (watan)bor.

Turkmen watan

Borrowed from Classical Persian وَطَن (watan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βɑˈtɑn/, [β˕ɑ̝ˈt̪ɑ̝n]
• (Iran, Afghanistan) IPA^(key): [wäˈt̪ʰän]
• Rhymes: -ɑn
• Hyphenation: wa‧tan

Noun

watan (definite accusative watany, plural watanlar)

1. 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