padan

padan

1. genitive singular of pata

• panda

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpadan/ [ˈpa.dan]
• Rhymes: -adan
• Syllabification: pa‧dan

Affixed pada (“adequate, enough, sufficient, satisfactory”) +‎ -an, inherited from Malay ڤادن (padan).

padan (plural padan-padan)

1. match
2. equal

   Synonyms: banding, imbangan

padan (comparative lebih padan, superlative paling padan)

1. equivalent
2. right, suitable, well-suited, fit, fitting
3. matching, corresponding, harmonious

Inherited from Malay ڤادن (padan).

padan (plural padan-padan)

1. frontier

   Synonyms: perbatasan, sempadan

2. boundary lines that or places for throwing stones in throwing games

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?]

padan (plural padan-padan)

1. (dialect, Minangkabau) promise

   Synonym: janji

Unknown, probably borrowed from Betawi [Term?]

padan (comparative lebih padan, superlative paling padan)

1. (dialect, Jakarta) cheat

   Synonym: curang

• “padan” 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.