paseban

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦥꦱꦺꦧꦤ꧀ (paséban), from Old Javanese pasewan (“audience-hall”). Can be reconstructed as per- -an +‎ seba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈsɛban]
• Hyphenation: pa‧sé‧ban

Noun

paséban (first-person possessive pasebanku, second-person possessive pasebanmu, third-person possessive pasebannya)

1. (dialect, Java) hall

   Synonym: balai

Alternative forms

• peseban (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Derived terms

• paseban agung

 

Further reading

• “paseban” 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.