daur hidup

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of daur (“cycle”) +‎ hidup (“life”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.ʊr ˈhi.dʊp̚/

Noun

daur hidup

1. life cycle:

   Synonym: siklus hidup

   1. (biology) The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death.
   2. (figurative, by extension) The useful life of a product or system; the developmental history of an individual or group in society.

Usage notes

• siklus hidup is more commonly found in everyday or casual speech than daur hidup.

See also

• kitaran hayat (in Standard Malay)

References

• “daur hidup” 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.