dewan
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hindi दीवान (dīvān)/(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Urdu دیوان (dīvān), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian دیوان (divân); see it for more. Doublet of douane.
Pronunciation
Noun
dewan (plural dewans)
- (historical) A holder of any of various offices in various (usually Islamic) countries, usually some sort of councillor.
- 1688, E. Farr and 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.
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay dewan, from Persian دیوان (divân), from Middle Persian d(p)ywʾn' (dēwān, “archive, collected writings”). Compare to Hindi दीवान (dīvān), Ottoman Turkish دیوان (dîvân), Dutch douane. Doublet of duane.
Pronunciation
Noun
dèwan (first-person possessive dewanku, second-person possessive dewanmu, third-person possessive dewannya)
Derived terms
- dewan direksi
- dewan juri
- dewan keamanan
- dewan kehormatan
- dewan kesenian
- dewan komisaris
- dewan mahasiswa
- dewan menteri
- dewan moneter
- dewan nasional
- dewan pemerintah daerah
- dewan penasihat
- dewan pengawas
- dewan pengawas keuangan
- dewan penyantun
- dewan perancang
- dewan pers
- dewan pertimbangan
- Dewan Pertimbangan Agung
- Dewan Perwakilan Daerah
- Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat
- Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah
- dewan pimpinan
Further reading
- “dewan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Noun
dewan (Jawi spelling ديوان, plural dewan-dewan, informal 1st possessive dewanku, 2nd possessive dewanmu, 3rd possessive dewannya)
Descendants
- Indonesian: dewan
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