biduan

See also: bìduān

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay biduan, from Sanskrit विद्वान् (vidvān, “wise man”). Doublet of bidan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biˈduan]
• Hyphenation: bi‧du‧an

Noun

biduan (first-person possessive biduanku, second-person possessive biduanmu, third-person possessive biduannya)

1. singer

   Synonym: penyanyi

Further reading

• “biduan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit विद्वान् (vidvān, “wise man”). Doublet of bidan.

Noun

biduan (plural biduan-biduan, informal 1st possessive biduanku, 2nd possessive biduanmu, 3rd possessive biduannya)

1. songster

Related terms

• biduanita

Descendants

• → Indonesian: biduan

Further reading

• “biduan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.