residen

Indonesian

Etymology

• From Malay residen, from Dutch resident, from French résident, from Latin residens, residentem.
• For sense of physician receiving specialized medical training, semantic loan from English resident.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [reˈsid̪ɛn]
• Hyphenation: ré‧si‧dèn

Noun

résidèn (plural residen-residen)

1. resident:
   1. a person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
   2. (historical) some official representatives of European colonial powers, while in theory diplomats, in practice exercised a degree of indirect rule, including in Dutch East Indies as head of Dutch residentie or Dutch afdeling.
   3. (medicine) a physician receiving specialized medical training.

Affixed terms

• keresidenan

 

Related terms

• residensi
• residensial

 

Descendants

• → Chinese: 挨實嗹 / 挨实𪡏.

Further reading

• “residen” 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 English resident, from Middle English resident, from Anglo-Norman resident, from Latin residēns, present participle of resideō (“to remain behind, reside, dwell”).
• From Dutch resident, from French résident, from Latin residens, residentem.

Pronunciation

• (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) IPA^(key): [rɛ.si.dən]
  • Rhymes: -dən, -ən
• (Indonesian Malay) IPA^(key): [rɛ.si.dɛn]
  • Rhymes: -dɛn, -ɛn
• Hyphenation: re‧si‧den

Noun

residen (Jawi spelling ريسيدن or ريسيدين, plural residen-residen, informal 1st possessive residenku, 2nd possessive residenmu, 3rd possessive residennya)

1. (historical) A representative of the British government on occupied territory or in a protectorate of the British empire.
2. (Indonesia) See Indonesian residen.

Affixations

• keresidenan

 

Compounds

• duta residen (“resident ambassador”)
• residen jeneral (“resident-general”)

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: residen

Further reading

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

Spanish

Verb

residen

1. third-person plural present indicative of residir