biduan
See also: bìduān
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay biduan, from Sanskrit विद्वान् (vidvān, “wise man”). Doublet of bidan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [biˈduan]
- Hyphenation: bi‧du‧an
Noun
biduan (plural biduan-biduan)
Further reading
- “biduan”, 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
From Sanskrit विद्वान् (vidvān, “wise man”). Doublet of bidan.
Noun
biduan (plural biduan-biduan)
Related terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: biduan
Further reading
- “biduan”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017