tamadun

Indonesian

Etymology

    Inherited from Malay tamadun, borrowed from Classical Persian تَمَدُّن (tamaddun), borrowed from Arabic تَمَدُّن (tamaddun), from تَمَدَّنَ (tamaddana).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /taˈmadun/ [t̪aˈma.dʊn]
    • Rhymes: -adun
    • Syllabification: ta‧ma‧dun

    Noun

    tamadun (plural tamadun-tamadun)

    1. (dated) civilization
      Alternative form: temadun
      Synonyms: kebudayaan, peradaban, sivilisasi

    Derived terms

    • bertamadun

    Further reading

    Malay

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Classical Persian تَمَدُّن (tamaddun), borrowed from Arabic تَمَدُّن (tamaddun), from تَمَدَّنَ (tamaddana).

      Pronunciation

      • (Baku) IPA(key): /taˈmadun/ [t̪aˈma.dun]
        • Rhymes: -adun
      • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /taˈmadon/ [t̪aˈma.don]
        • Rhymes: -adon
      • Hyphenation: ta‧ma‧dun

      Noun

      tamadun (Jawi spelling تمدون, plural tamadun-tamadun)

      1. civilization[1]
        Synonyms: kebudayaan, peradaban, sivilisasi
        • 2016 September 20, “Tiada cadangan rombak silibus subjek Sejarah - Mahdzir [No proposal to revise History subject syllabus - Mahdzir]”, in Astro Awani[1]:
          Kementerian Pendidikan tidak bercadang untuk merombak mata pelajaran Sejarah susulan penemuan tinggalan tamadun Sungai Batu, di Sungai Petani, Kedah yang diiktiraf sebagai tamadun tertua di Asia Tenggara.
          The Ministry of Education does not plan to revamp the History subject following the discovery of the remains of the Sungai Batu civilisation in Sungai Petani, Kedah which is recognised as the oldest civilisation in Southeast Asia.

      Derived terms

      Descendants

      • Indonesian: tamadun

      References

      1. ^ "tamadun" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

      Further reading