prisidin

Tausug

Alternative forms

• pirisidin

Etymology

Borrowed from English president and also from Indonesian presiden, from Dutch president.

PRONOUNCIAFIOM

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /pɾisidin/ [pɾɪ.sɪˈɾin̪]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: pri‧si‧din

Noun

prisidin (Jawi spelling ڤْرِسِدِنْ)

1. president

   Kimakap hi prisidin Jokowi dī ha Provinsi Kaltara (Kalimantan Utara) tahun nakalabay.

   President Jokowi (Joko Widodo) visited here in North Kalimantan Province last year.

   Bukun prisidin in nagmalim sin Malaysia sagawa' in yang dipatuan agung (sultan) iban paldana mantri.

   It isn't a president the who ruled Malaysia, but a Yang Dipertuan Agong (monarch) and a prime minister.

   Synonym: prisidinti

Derived terms

• magprisidin
• pagkaprisidin
• wakil prisidin

 

Usage notes

Frequently used in both Malaysia (because of its word in Malay presiden influenced also from English president) and Indonesia, but non-standard or collquially used in the Philippines.