acuan
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Affixed acu + -an, from Malay acuan, from Classical Malay اچوان (acuan).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
acuan (first-person possessive acuanku, second-person possessive acuanmu, third-person possessive acuannya)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “acuan” 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 edit
Etymology edit
acu (“to mold; to shape”) + -an.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
acuan (Jawi spelling اچوان, plural acuan-acuan, informal 1st possessive acuanku, 2nd possessive acuanmu, 3rd possessive acuannya)
- mold (hollow object with a fixed shape to which liquid is poured in to form a solid substance)
- acuan kuih ― mold for bite-sized cakes, cookies or pastry
- mold (framework or model on which something is formed or shaped)
- (figurative) something (e.g. person or concept) that forms, shapes or molds another object
Synonyms edit
- (framework or model): bingkai
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: acuan
Further reading edit
- “acuan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.