medan
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay medan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos via Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān), Classical Persian میدان (maydān), or Urdu میدان (maidān).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛdan/
- Hyphenation: mè‧dan
Noun
mèdan (plural medan-medan)
- field
- (figurative) field, scope
- Synonyms: lingkungan, ruang lingkup
- (figurative) location
Further reading
- “medan” 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.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- måddå (dialectal, North Trøndelag)
Etymology
From Old Norse meðan, from Proto-Germanic *medanō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²mɛːa(n)/, (unstressed) /mɛa(n)/
Conjunction
medan
- while
- Kome seg heim att medan det er ljost ute.
- Get back home while it's still light out.
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “medan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish mæþan, mædhan, from Old Norse meðan, from Proto-Germanic *medanō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²meːdan/
Audio: (file) - (colloquial) IPA(key): /²meːdans/
Conjunction
medan
- while; during the same time that
Anagrams
Volapük
Noun
medan (nominative plural medans)
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Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | medan | medans |
| genitive | medana | medanas |
| dative | medane | medanes |
| accusative | medani | medanis |
| vocative 1 | o medan! | o medans! |
| predicative 2 | medanu | medanus |
1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only