dewan

From Classical Persian دیوَان (dēwān), from Middle Persian dywʾn' (dēwān). Doublet of divan and douane.

• IPA^(key): /dəˈwɑːn/

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dewan (plural dewans)

1. (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.

• dewaun, diwan, duan

• awned, wande, waned

Inherited from 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.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛwan/ [ˈdɛ.wan]
• Rhymes: -ɛwan
• Syllabification: de‧wan

dèwan (plural dewan-dewan)

1. court, council

   Synonyms: majelis, mahkamah

2. (politics) chamber: the legislature or division of the legislature itself
3. board: a committee that manages the business of an organization

• divan (1901–1947)

• “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.

Borrowed 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 diwan.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdewan/ [ˈde.wan]
• Rhymes: -ewan, -wan, -an
• Hyphenation: de‧wan

dewan (Jawi spelling ديوان, plural dewan-dewan)

1. hall
2. council
3. institute

• > Indonesian: dewan (inherited)

• “dewan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.