Medan

See also: medan and meðan

English

Etymology

From Malay, said to be from Tamil மைதானம் (maitāṉam, “ground”). More at Medan.

Proper noun

Medan

The capital and largest city of North Sumatra, Indonesia.

Translations

city in Indonesia

Acehnese: Mèdan
Arabic: ميدان (ar)
Balinese: Médan
Burmese: မယ်ဒန် (maidan)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 棉蘭 / 棉兰 (zh) (Miánlán)
Dutch: Medan
French: Medan (fr)
German: Medan
Gorontalo: Medan
Hindi: मेदान (medān)
Indonesian: Medan (id)
Japanese: メダン (Medan)
Javanese: Médan
Korean: 메단 (Medan)
Malay: Medan
Marathi: मेदान (medān)
Minangkabau: Medan
Nias: Medan
Persian: مدان (fa)
Portuguese: Medã
Russian: Меда́н (ru) m (Medán)
Tamil: மேடான் (mēṭāṉ)
Thai: เมดัน
Urdu: مدان

References

"Medan Het Parijs van Sumatra, Medan Paris di Sumatra". Teknomuda

Anagrams

admen, ad-men, Amend, Edman, Mande, maned, amend., Maden, Mandé, menad, deman, amend, named

Lashi

Etymology

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מְדָן.

Pronunciation

(Waingmaw) IPA^(key): [me˧˧.dan˧˧]
Hyphenation: Me‧dan

Proper noun

Medan

Medan (biblical character)
- 2005, “Apoem ayang꞉ 25:2 [Genesis 25:2]”, in Jhoem꞉ mougsougˮ [The Book of the Bible]‎^[1], page 37:
  Hau꞉ myiyi꞉ myhiʼ gi nya꞉ shid reˮ Zimran- Yokshan- Medan- Midian- Ishabag- Shua bang꞉ ri khu꞉ byid꞉ bye꞉.
  That woman soon had borne for him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah.