firaun
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay firaun, borrowed from Arabic فرعون (firʕawn), possibly from Classical Syriac ܦܪܥܘܢ (perʿūn) and Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (parʿōh), ultimately from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
firaun (first-person possessive firaunku, second-person possessive firaunmu, third-person possessive firaunnya)
- a pharaoh (ancient Egyptian ruler)
Further reading edit
- “firaun” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.