dusun

See also: Dusun, düşün, and Düşün

Balinese

Alternative forms

  • doesoen (chiefly pre-1947)

Etymology

From Old Javanese ḍusun (village, countryside, country district, district, rural, rustic).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʊ.sʊn/

Noun

dusun (Balinese script ᬤᬸᬲᬸᬦ᭄)

  1. village, rural, countryside

Further reading

  • dusun” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay dusun.

Pronunciation

Noun

dusun (plural dusun-dusun)

  1. hamlet
  2. (government) division of administrative areas in Indonesia which are located under sub-districts or villages.

Derived terms

  • pedusunan
  • dusun pengasihan

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

dusun

  1. romanization of ꦢꦸꦱꦸꦤ꧀

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch duizend.

Numeral

dusun

  1. thousand
    Wan dusun.
    One thousand.

Descendants

  • Dutch: doezoe
  • Saramaccan: dúsu