bidang

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay bidang. Doublet of widang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.daŋ/

Noun

bidang (Balinese script ᬩᬶᬤᬂ)

1. sheet
2. field, such as paddy field.
3. money, specifically coin

Derived terms

• abidang
• bidangan
• mabidangan

Further reading

• “bidang”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali]

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bidang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbidaŋ/ [ˈbi.daŋ]
• Rhymes: -idaŋ
• Syllabification: bi‧dang

Noun

bidang (plural bidang-bidang)

1. field, as in a field of work, an academic field
2. plane (a level or flat surface)
3. (geometry) plane (a flat surface extending infinitely in all directions)
4. (anatomy) plane (an imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions)

Adjective

bidang (comparative lebih bidang, superlative paling bidang)

1. (rare or obsolete) broad, wide

   Synonym: lebar

Classifier

bidang

1. Classifier for broad objects like field or paddy field.

Synonyms

• penampang (“plane”)
• satah (“plane”) (Kuala Lumpur Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• berbidang
• berbidang-bidang
• bidangan
• membidangi
• membidangkan
• pembidang
• pembidangan

• bidang banyak
• bidang banyak beraturan
• bidang banyak cekung
• bidang banyak cembung
• bidang banyak sederhana
• bidang bebas
• bidang datar
• bidang delapan
• bidang dua puluh
• bidang empat
• bidang enam
• bidang erosi
• bidang hias
• bidang kompleks
• bidang koordinat
• bidang miring
• bidang penyangga
• bidang potong
• bidang studi
• bidang tiga

References

• “bidang”, 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

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bidaŋ/
• Rhymes: -idaŋ

Noun

bidang (Jawi spelling بيدڠ, plural bidang-bidang or bidang²)

1. field (of study or activity)
2. breadth; width

Classifier

bidang (singular sebidang)

1. Classifier for wide and flat objects like land or mats

Descendants

• Indonesian: bidang
• → Acehnese: bideuëng
• → Balinese: ᬩᬶᬤᬂ (bidang)
• → Iban: bidang
• → Javanese: ꦧꦶꦝꦁ (bidhang)
• → Malagasy: vitrana
• → Ngaju: bidang
• → Old Javanese: wiḍaṅ (“broad”)
  • → Balinese: ᬯᬶᬤᬂ (widang)
• → Toba Batak: bidang

Further reading

• “bidang”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017