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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hindi दीवान (dīvān), from Classical Persian دیوَان (dēwān), from Middle Persian dywʾn' (dēwān). Doublet of divan and douane.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dəˈwɑːn/, /ˈdeɪwɑːn/
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Noun

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dewan (plural dewans)

  1. (historical) A holder of any of various offices in various (usually Islamic) countries, usually some sort of councillor.
    • 1688, E. Farr, E. H. Nolan, The History of England in Three Volumes, volume 3‎[1]:
      At the same time, Rajah Goordass, son of Nuncomar, was appointed dewan to the nabob, whose duties were strictly to be confined to the household, and who was to have nothing to do with the public business or public revenues of Bengal.
    • 1899, Allen Upward, Athelstane Ford‎[2]:
      On these occasions I often heard him declare that the whole of Europe did not contain ten thousand men, and that as for King George, he was only fit to be a dewan or zamindar under himself.
    • 1921, Glyn Barlow, The Story of Madras‎[3]:
      Inviting himself and his dewan and his chamberlain to dinner with the Governor and Councillors in the Fort, he was received with imposing honours, and was feasted in the Council Chamber at a magnificent banquet.

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Malay dewan, from Classical Persian دیوَان (dēwān), from Middle Persian d(p)ywʾn' (dēwān, “archive, collected writings”).[1] Compare to Hindi दीवान (dīvān), Ottoman Turkish دیوان (dîvân), Dutch douane. Doublet of dipan, duane, and diwan.

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Noun

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dèwan (plural dewan-dewan)

  1. court, council
    Synonyms: majelis, mahkamah
  2. (politics) chamber: the legislature or division of the legislature itself
  3. (management) board: a committee that manages the business of an organization

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References

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  1. ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018), “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

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Malay

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian دیوَان (dēwān), from Middle Persian d(p)ywʾn' (dēwān, “archive, collected writings”).[1] Compare to Hindi दीवान (dīvān), Ottoman Turkish دیوان (dîvân), Dutch douane. Doublet of diwan.

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dewan (Jawi spelling ديوان, plural dewan-dewan or dewan2)

  1. hall
  2. council
  3. institute

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Descendants

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  • > Indonesian: dewan (inherited)

References

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  1. ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018), “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

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