perawan
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Malay perawan, from Javanese ꦥꦿꦮꦤ꧀ (prawan), from Dutch vrouwen.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpêrawan (plural perawan-perawan, first-person possessive perawanku, second-person possessive perawanmu, third-person possessive perawannya)
Adjective
editpêrawan
- virgin:
- chaste: of a female, in a state of virginity; not having had sexual intercourse.
- not yet cultivated, explored, or exploited by humans or humans of certain civilizations.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “perawan” 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.
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