biduan

See also: bìduān

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay biduan, from Prakrit, from Sanskrit विद्वान् (vidvān), विद्वस् (vidvas, “sage, seer”). Doublet of bidan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biˈduan]
• Hyphenation: bi‧du‧an

Noun

biduan (first-person possessive biduanku, second-person possessive biduanmu, third-person possessive biduannya)

1. singer

   Synonym: penyanyi

Further reading

• “biduan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Prakrit, from Sanskrit विद्वान् (vidvān), विद्वस् (vidvas, “sage, seer”). Doublet of bidan.

Noun

biduan (plural biduan-biduan, informal 1st possessive biduanku, 2nd possessive biduanmu, 3rd possessive biduannya)

1. songster

Related terms

• biduanita

Descendants

• → Indonesian: biduan

Further reading

• “biduan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.