budiman
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay budiman, from Sanskrit बुद्धिमान (buddhimāna, “intelligent; wise”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu.di.man/
- Hyphenation: bu‧di‧man
Noun
budiman
Related terms
Further reading
- “budiman”, 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 बुद्धिमान (buddhimāna, “intelligent; wise”).
Noun
budiman
- intelligent, wise person
- 1612, Albert Cornelius Ruyl, Translation of the Gospel of Matthew into Malay, 2:7:
- Makka Herodus berpangil ůrang bůdiman berbiſikbiſik, daã prikxey dari deanja ka Waktů mana Meliät-n’ja bintang itů.
- Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
Further reading
- “budiman”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017