bidan

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Romanization

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bidan

  1. Romanization of 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽

Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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

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Noun

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bidan (first-person possessive bidanku, second-person possessive bidanmu, third-person possessive bidannya)

  1. midwife

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Malay

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Etymology

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

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bidan (Jawi spelling بيدن, plural bidan-bidan, informal 1st possessive bidanku, 2nd possessive bidanmu, 3rd possessive bidannya)

  1. Midwife (person who assists women in childbirth)

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Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *bīdan.

Verb

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bīdan

  1. to wait
  2. to remain, stay

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Further reading

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  • bīdan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *bīdan.

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Verb

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bīdan

  1. to wait (+genitive for something)
  2. to stay, to remain

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Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *bīdan.

Verb

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bīdan

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

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