pidato

Indonesian

Etymology

From earlier pedato, possibly from Sanskrit पदार्थ (padārtha, “meaning of a word, substance”). Cognate of Balinese ᬧᬶᬤᬭ᭄ᬢ (pidarta, “speech”), Old Javanese padārtha (“meaning, explanation, content”).
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [piˈdato]
• Hyphenation: pi‧da‧to

Noun

pidato (first-person possessive pidatoku, second-person possessive pidatomu, third-person possessive pidatonya)

1. speech; public talk

   Synonyms: ceramah, dakwah, khotbah, syarahan, warta

Affixed terms

• berpidato
• memidatokan
• pemidatoan

 

Further reading

• “pidato” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Noun

pidato (Jawi spelling ڤيداتو, plural pidato-pidato, informal 1st possessive pidatoku, 2nd possessive pidatomu, 3rd possessive pidatonya)

1. (Indonesia) speech; public talk