nisan
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay nisan, from Classical Persian نشان (nišān), نیشان (nīšān, “sign, mark”), from Middle Persian nyšʾn' (nīšān, “sign, mark, banner”), nyš (nīš-).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nisan (first-person possessive nisanku, second-person possessive nisanmu, third-person possessive nisannya)
References edit
- ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144
Further reading edit
- “nisan” 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.
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
nisan
Malay edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Classical Persian نشان (nišān), نیشان (nīšān, “sign, mark”), from Middle Persian nyšʾn' (nīšān, “sign, mark, banner”), nyš (nīš-).
Noun edit
nisan (plural nisan-nisan, informal 1st possessive nisanku, 2nd possessive nisanmu, 3rd possessive nisannya)
- tombstone
- Synonyms: misan, batu nisan
Etymology 2 edit
Elision of manisan, itself an ellipsis of manisan lebah (lit. 'bee-sweet'); from manis + -an. Doublet of manisan and misan.
Noun edit
nisan (Jawi spelling نيسن, plural nisan-nisan, informal 1st possessive nisanku, 2nd possessive nisanmu, 3rd possessive nisannya)
- honey
- Synonyms: air lebah, madu, manisan lebah, misan, ningsan
- (Kelantan-Pattani) a kind of palm sugar made from coconut flower sap
References edit
- Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “نشان nisjan”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 139
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “نيسن nisan or nesan”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 676
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “nesan”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 169
- Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish نیسان, from Classical Syriac ܢܝܣܢ.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
nisan (definite accusative nisanı, plural nisanlar)