dewan
English
editEtymology
editFrom Hindustani دیوان (devān) / दीवान (dīvān), from Classical Persian دیوان (dīwān, dēwān). Doublet of divan and douane.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /dəˈwɑːn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editdewan (plural dewans)
- (historical) A holder of any of various offices in various (usually Islamic) countries, usually some sort of councillor.
- 1688, E. Farr, E. H. Nolan, The History of England in Three Volumes, volume 3[1]:
- At the same time, Rajah Goordass, son of Nuncomar, was appointed dewan to the nabob, whose duties were strictly to be confined to the household, and who was to have nothing to do with the public business or public revenues of Bengal.
- 1899, Allen Upward, Athelstane Ford[2]:
- On these occasions I often heard him declare that the whole of Europe did not contain ten thousand men, and that as for King George, he was only fit to be a dewan or zamindar under himself.
- 1921, Glyn Barlow, The Story of Madras[3]:
- Inviting himself and his dewan and his chamberlain to dinner with the Governor and Councillors in the Fort, he was received with imposing honours, and was feasted in the Council Chamber at a magnificent banquet.
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editIndonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Malay dewan, from Classical Persian دیوَان (dēwān), from Middle Persian d(p)ywʾn' (dēwān, “archive, collected writings”).[1] Compare to Hindi दीवान (dīvān), Ottoman Turkish دیوان (dîvân), Dutch douane. Doublet of dipan and duane.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdèwan (first-person possessive dewanku, second-person possessive dewanmu, third-person possessive dewannya)
- court, council.
- (politics) chamber: the legislature or division of the legislature itself.
- board: a committee that manages the business of an organization.
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editReferences
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- “dewan” 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.
Malay
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -wan
Noun
editdewan (Jawi spelling ديوان, plural dewan-dewan, informal 1st possessive dewanku, 2nd possessive dewanmu, 3rd possessive dewannya)
Descendants
edit- Indonesian: dewan
Further reading
edit- “dewan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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