perawan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay perawan, from Javanese ꦥꦿꦮꦤ꧀ (prawan), from Dutch vrouwen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈra.wan/, [pəˈra.wan]
• Rhymes: -an
• Hyphenation: pê‧ra‧wan

Noun

pêrawan (plural perawan-perawan, first-person possessive perawanku, second-person possessive perawanmu, third-person possessive perawannya)

1. maiden

   Synonyms: dara, gadis

Adjective

pêrawan

1. virgin:
   1. chaste: of a female, in a state of virginity; not having had sexual intercourse.
   2. not yet cultivated, explored, or exploited by humans or humans of certain civilizations.

Derived terms

• keperawanan
• memerawani

 

• perawan kencur
• perawan sunti
• perawan tua

 

Further reading

• “perawan” 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.