bustan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bustan, via Arabic بُسْتَان (bustān, “garden, orchard”) or directly from Classical Persian بوستان (bōstān, “garden”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʊstan/
• Hyphenation: bus‧tan
• Rhymes: -tan, -an, -n

Noun

bustan (plural bustan-bustan)

1. garden, orchard

   Synonym: kebun

2. park

   Synonym: taman

Alternative forms

• bostan

Further reading

• “bustan”, 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 Persian بوستان (bôstân, “garden”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bus.tan]
• Hyphenation: bus‧tan
• Rhymes: -tan

Noun

bustan (Jawi spelling بستان, plural bustan-bustan or bustan²)

1. (Classical Malay) garden

   Synonyms: taman, kebun

References

• “bustan”, in Kamus Dewan Perdana (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2020, →ISBN, page 361
• “bustan”, in Kamus Bahasa Melayu Nusantara [Nusantara Malay Language Dictionary], 2nd edition, Berakas: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei, 2011, →ISBN, page 412

Further reading

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