istana

Cia-Cia

Etymology

From Indonesian istana.

Noun

istana (Hangul spelling 이스따나)

1. palace
   • 2009, “The Rabbit”, in Bahasa Ciacia 1:

     Ikida harus segera tapancole i istana.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• astana

Etymology

From Malay istana, from Classical Malay ايستان (istana), from Sanskrit आस्थान (āsthāna). Doublet of astana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɪsˈtana]
• Hyphenation: is‧ta‧na

Noun

istana (first-person possessive istanaku, second-person possessive istanamu, third-person possessive istananya)

1. palace

   Synonyms: persada, balai raya, kastel (if crenellated)

See also

• maligai
• puri

Further reading

• “istana” 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 Sanskrit आस्थान (āsthāna). Doublet of astana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɪsˈtana]
• Hyphenation: is‧ta‧na
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

istana (Jawi spelling ايستان, plural istana-istana, informal 1st possessive istanaku, 2nd possessive istanamu, 3rd possessive istananya)

1. palace, castle

References

• Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 1994, →ISBN, pages 80-81
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “استان astana or istana”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 13
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “istana”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 431

Further reading

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