bidan

Gothic

Romanization

bidan

1. romanization of 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bidan, from Sanskrit विद्वान् (vidvān), विद्वस् (vidvas, “sage, seer”). Doublet of biduan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbidan/ [ˈbi.dan]
• Rhymes: -idan
• Syllabification: bi‧dan

Noun

bidan (plural bidan-bidan)

1. midwife

Derived terms

• berbidan
• kebidanan
• membidani

Descendants

• → Tetum: bidan

Further reading

• “bidan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From Prakrit *𑀯𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀸𑀡 (*viddāṇa), from Sanskrit विद्वान् (vidvān, “wise man”). Doublet of biduan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bidan/
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

bidan (Jawi spelling بيدن, plural bidan-bidan or bidan²)

1. Midwife (person who assists women in childbirth)

Synonyms

• dukun beranak
• pengulin

Descendants

• > Indonesian: bidan (inherited)
  • → Tetum: bidan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bīdan.

Verb

bīdan

1. to wait
2. to remain, stay

Inflection

Conjugation of bīdan (strong class 1)

infinitive	bīdan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	bīdo, bīdon	bēt
2nd person singular	bīdis	bidi
3rd person singular	bīdit	bēt
1st person plural	bīdun	bidon
2nd person plural	bīdit	bidot
3rd person plural	bīdunt	bidon
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	bīde	bidi
2nd person singular	bīdis	bidi
3rd person singular	bīde	bidi
1st person plural	bīdin	bidin
2nd person plural	bīdit	bidit
3rd person plural	bīdin	bidin
imperative	present
singular	bīt
plural	bīdit
participle	present	past
	bīdandi	bidan, gibidan

Derived terms

• antbīdan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: biden
  • Dutch: beiden (obsolete)

Further reading

• “bīdan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bīdan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiː.dɑn/
• Rhymes: -iː.dɑn

Verb

bīdan

1. to wait [with genitive ‘for’]
2. to stay, to remain
   • 10th century, The Seafarer:

     Forþon him ġelȳfeð lȳt, sē þe āh līfes wyn ġebiden in burgum, bealosīþa hwōn, wlonc ond wīngāl, hū iċ wēriġ oft in brimlāde bīdan sċeolde.

     At first he believes a little, who has life’s mirth lasted in towns, a little of woes, proud and wine-flown, how weary I oft had to linger on the sea-road.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bīdan (strong, class I)

infinitive	bīdan	bīdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	bīde	bād
second person singular	bītst	bide
third person singular	bītt, bīt	bād
plural	bīdaþ	bidon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	bīde	bide
plural	bīden	biden
imperative
singular	bīd
plural	bīdaþ
participle	present	past
	bīdende	(ġe)biden

Derived terms

• ābīdan
• ġebīdan
• oferbīdan
• onbidan

Related terms

• bǣdan

Descendants

• Middle English: biden
  • English: bide
  • Scots: byde, bide

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bīdan.

Verb

bīdan

1. to wait for
2. to remain, to stay

Conjugation

Conjugation of bīdan (strong class 1)

infinitive	bīdan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	bīdu	bēd
2nd person singular	bīdis	bidi
3rd person singular	bīdid	bēd
plural	bīdad	bidun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	bīde	bidi
2nd person singular	bīdes	bidis
3rd person singular	bīde	bidi
plural	bīden	bidin
imperative	present
singular	bīd
plural	bīdad
participle	present	past
	bīdandi	gibidan, bidan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: bîden
  • Low German: bieden

Tetum

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian bidan (“midwife”).

Noun

bidan

1. midwife

   Synonym: parteira

Further reading

• Catharina Williams-van Klinken (2023), GLOSARIU termu saude ho mediku (Tetun/Ingles) [Tetun/English glossary of health and medical terms] (in Tetum), Dili: Dili Institute of Technology