medan
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay medan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos via Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān), Classical Persian میدان (maydān), or Urdu میدان (maidān).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
- “medan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse meðan, from Proto-Germanic *medanō.
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
medan
- while
- Kome seg heim att medan det er ljost ute.
- Get back home while it's still light out.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “medan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish mæþan, mædhan, from Old Norse meðan, from Proto-Germanic *medanō.
Pronunciation edit
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Conjunction edit
medan
- while; during the same time that
Anagrams edit
Volapük edit
Noun edit
medan (nominative plural medans)
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