raudatul athfal

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic رَوْضَة أَطْفَال (rawḍa(t) ʔaṭfāl, “kindergarten”) as رَوْضَة (rawḍa, “garden”) +‎ أَطْفَال (ʔaṭfāl, “children”), from Calque of German Kindergarten (“kindergarten”, literally “garden of children”). Doublet of taman kanak-kanak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rau̯ˈdatul ˈat(ˤ)fal/

Noun

raudatul athfal (plural raudatul-raudatul athfal)

  1. (Islamic education) kindergarten
    Synonym: taman kanak-kanak

Usage notes

In Indonesia, taman kanak-kanak is used by kindergarten which is under supervision of Ministry of Education. Islamic kindergarten supervised by Ministry of Religious Affairs use raudatul athfal.

Alternative forms

Hypernyms

  • pendidikan anak usia dini

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