wartawan

Indonesian

Etymology

From warta +‎ -wan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /warˈtawan/ [warˈt̪a.wan]
• Rhymes: -awan
• Syllabification: war‧ta‧wan

Noun

wartawan (plural wartawan-wartawan or para wartawan)

1. journalist

Derived terms

• kewartawanan

Further reading

• “wartawan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From warta +‎ -wan.

Noun

wartawan (Jawi spelling ورتاون, plural wartawan-wartawan or wartawan²)

1. journalist

Further reading

• "wartawan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017