istiadat

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɪstiˈadat̚]

Noun

istiadat (uncountable)

1. cultural customs

Further reading

• “istiadat” 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

Borrowed from Arabic استعاد (“to recover”).

Pronunciation

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ɪstiˈadat̚/
• (Bahasa Jawi) IPA^(key): /ɪstiʕadat̚/

Noun

istiadat (Jawi spelling استعادت, plural istiadat-istiadat, informal 1st possessive istiadatku, 2nd possessive istiadatmu, 3rd possessive istiadatnya)

1. cultural customs; ritual
2. formal ceremonies

Further reading

• “istiadat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• "istiadat" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.