riwayat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay riwayat, from Classical Malay riwayat, from Arabic رِوَايَة (riwāya, novel, story).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [riˈwajat̚]
  • Rhymes: -jat, -at, -t
  • Hyphenation: ri‧wa‧yat

Noun

riwayat (plural riwayat-riwayat)

  1. hereditary story, tale
    Synonyms: kisah, cerita, dongeng, legenda
  2. (medicine) history: a list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family
    Synonym: sejarah
    riwayat penyakit sekaranghistory of present illness
  3. (Islam, hadith) narration

Derived terms

  • beriwayat
  • keriwayatan
  • meriwayatkan
  • periwayatan
  • riwayat diet
  • riwayat hidup

References

  1. ^ Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian]‎[1], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC

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