firaun

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay firaun, borrowed from Arabic فرعون (firʕawn), possibly from Classical Syriac ܦܪܥܘܢ (perʿūn) and Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (parʿōh), ultimately from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fir.a.un/
• Hyphenation: fir‧a‧un

Noun

firaun (first-person possessive firaunku, second-person possessive firaunmu, third-person possessive firaunnya)

1. a pharaoh (ancient Egyptian ruler)

Further reading

• “firaun” 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.