perawan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay perawan, from Javanese ꦥꦿꦮꦤ꧀ (prawan), from Dutch vrouwen.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəˈrawan/ [pəˈra.wan]
  • Rhymes: -awan
  • Syllabification: pe‧ra‧wan

Noun

pêrawan (plural perawan-perawan or para perawan)

  1. maiden, virgin
    Synonyms: dara, gadis

Adjective

pêrawan (comparative lebih perawan, superlative paling perawan)

  1. virgin (not having had sexual intercourse)
  2. (of a forest, etc.) virgin (not yet cultivated, explored, or exploited by humans)

Derived terms

  • diperawani (“ deflowered”)
  • diperawankan (“ made virgin”)
  • keperawanan (“virginity”)
  • memerawani (“to deflower”)

Compounds

  • (dialectal) perawan kencur (“teenage girl”)
  • (dialectal) perawan sunti (“teenage girl”)
  • perawan tua (“spinster; old virgin”)

Further reading

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