medan
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay medan. Compare with Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān), Persian میدان, Urdu میدان (medān). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos.
Pronunciation
Noun
mèdan (first-person possessive medanku, second-person possessive medanmu, third-person possessive medannya)
- field.
- square, plaza, esplanade
- (figurative, physics) region affected by a particular force.
- (figurative, computing) area of memory or storage reserved for a particular value.
- (figurative) field, scope
- Synonyms: lingkungan, ruang lingkup
- (figurative) location
Further reading
- “medan” 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.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse meðan, from Proto-Germanic *medanō.
Pronunciation
Preposition
medan
- while
- Kome seg heim att medan det er ljost ute.
- Get back home while it's still light out.
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
- mens (Bokmål)
References
- “medan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish mæþan, from Old Norse meðan, from Proto-Germanic *medanō.
Pronunciation
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Conjunction
medan
- while; during the same time that
Anagrams
Volapük
Noun
medan (nominative plural medans)
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Declension
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