perawan
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay perawan, from Javanese ꦥꦿꦮꦤ꧀ (prawan), from Dutch vrouwen.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pêrawan (plural perawan-perawan, first-person possessive perawanku, second-person possessive perawanmu, third-person possessive perawannya)
Adjective edit
pêrawan
- virgin:
- chaste: 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 edit
Further 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.