Medan

See also: medan and meðan

English

Etymology

From Malay, said to be from Tamil மைதானம் (maitāṉam, “ground”). More at Medan.

Proper noun

Medan

1. The capital and largest city of North Sumatra, Indonesia

Translations

city in Indonesia

• Acehnese: Mèdan
• Arabic: ميدان (ar)
• Balinese: Médan
• Burmese: မယ်ဒန် (maidan)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 棉蘭／棉兰 (zh) (Miánlán)

• Dutch: Medan
• French: Medan (fr)
• German: Medan
• Gorontalo: Medan
• Hindi: मेदान (medān)
• Indonesian: Medan (id)
• Japanese: メダン (Medan)
• Javanese: Médan
• Korean: 메단 (Medan)
• Malay: Medan
• Marathi: मेदान (medān)
• Minangkabau: Medan
• Nias: Medan
• Persian: مدان (fa)
• Portuguese: Medã
• Russian: Меда́н (ru) m (Medán)
• Tamil: மேடான் (mēṭāṉ)
• Thai: เมดัน
• Urdu: مدان

References

• "Medan Het Parijs van Sumatra, Medan Paris di Sumatra". Teknomuda

Anagrams

• Amend, Edman, Mande, ad-men, admen, amend, amend., deman, maned, menad, named