pedoman

From Malay pedoman, equivalent with dom +‎ pe- -an.

• IPA^(key): [pəˈdɔman]
• Hyphenation: pê‧dom‧an

pedoman (plural pedoman-pedoman)

1. compass

   Synonyms: kompas, padom

2. guide

   Synonyms: pegangan, petunjuk

3. lead

   Synonym: pemimpin

4. guideline: plan or explanation to guide one in setting standards or determining a course of action

• padoman (1901–1947)

• “pedoman”, 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

Ultimately from a circumfixed form of Javanese dom, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zaʀum, from Proto-Austronesian *zaʀum. Doublet of jarum.

pedoman (Jawi spelling ڤدومن, plural pedoman-pedoman)

1. compass (device to determine cardinal direction)

   Synonym: kompas

2. guideline

   Synonyms: panduan, petunjuk

• Indonesian: pedoman
• → Maguindanao: paduman
• → Maranao: padoman
• → Tausug: padduman

• “pedoman”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017