depan

See also: De Pan and depån

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay depan, clipping and doublet of hadapan, from hadap +‎ -an. In the preposition sense, false cognate of French devant (“front”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /dəˈpan/ [dəˈpan]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: de‧pan

Determiner

depan

1. next

Preposition

depan

1. in front

References

• “depan”, 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

Alternative forms

• hadapan
• دڤن (Jawi writing)
• dpn (text messaging)

Etymology

Shortened form of hadapan. In the preposition sense, false cognate of French devant (“front”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɘpan/
• Rhymes: -pan

Determiner

depan

1. next

Preposition

depan (Jawi spelling دڤن)

1. in front

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berdepan [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• terdepan

Descendants

• Indonesian: depan

References

• “depan”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
• "depan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017