abad keemasan

Indonesian

Etymology

From abad (“century, age”) +‎ keemasan (“golden”). Calque of Dutch gouden eeuw.

Noun

abad keemasan (plural abad-abad keemasan)

1. (literally) golden century
2. golden age, golden period

Synonyms

• (golden age): abad kejayaan, masa keemasan, masa kejayaan, zaman keemasan, zaman kejayaan

Malay

Etymology

From abad (“century, age”) +‎ keemasan (“golden”). Calque of English golden age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.bad.kə.ʔə.ma.san]
• Hyphenation: a‧bad‧ke‧e‧ma‧san
• Rhymes: -asan, -san, -an

Noun

abad keemasan (Jawi spelling ابد کأمسن, plural abad-abad keemasan, informal 1st possessive abad keemasanku, 2nd possessive abad keemasanmu, 3rd possessive abad keemasannya)

1. golden age

   Synonyms: abad emas, zaman keemasan

References

• “abad keemasan” in Kamus Dewan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2021, →ISBN, page 1.