Irian
Indonesian
editEtymology
editConstructed from:[1]
- From Indonesian acronym Ikut Republik Indonesia Anti Nederlands (“Join Republic of Indonesia anti Netherlands”)
- From Biak iri-an (“land-hot”), referring to Papua's hot weather, and iryan (“heating process”) metaphorically in the process of entering new era.
- From Serui iri-an (“land-nation”),
- From Merauke iri-an (“placed higher-nation”)
Proper noun
editIrian
- New Guinea (A large Oceanian island in the Pacific Ocean)
- Papua (A province of Indonesia)
- Indonesian part of the island of New Guinea
See also
edit- Irian Jaya (historical)
- Irian Barat (historical)
- Irian Jaya Tengah (historical)