biduan

See also: bìduān

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay biduan, from Sanskrit विद्वान् (vidvān, “wise man”). Doublet of bidan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biˈduan]
• Hyphenation: bi‧du‧an

Noun

biduan (plural biduan-biduan)

1. singer

   Synonym: penyanyi

Further reading

• “biduan”, 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 Sanskrit विद्वान् (vidvān, “wise man”). Doublet of bidan.

Noun

biduan (plural biduan-biduan or biduan²)

1. songster

Related terms

• biduanita

Descendants

• → Indonesian: biduan

Further reading

• "biduan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017