"dewan" meaning in Malay

See dewan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdewan/, [ˈde.wan] Forms: ديوان [Jawi], dewan-dewan [plural], dewan² [plural]
Rhymes: -ewan, -wan, -an Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian دیوَان (dēwān), from Middle Persian d(p)ywʾn' (dēwān, “archive, collected writings”). Compare to Hindi दीवान (dīvān), Ottoman Turkish دیوان (dîvân), Dutch douane. Doublet of diwan. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ms|fa-cls|دیوَان}} Borrowed from Classical Persian دیوَان (dēwān), {{der|ms|pal|dywʾn'|d(p)ywʾn'|archive, collected writings|tr=dēwān}} Middle Persian d(p)ywʾn' (dēwān, “archive, collected writings”), {{cog|hi|दीवान}} Hindi दीवान (dīvān), {{cog|ota|دیوان|tr=dîvân}} Ottoman Turkish دیوان (dîvân), {{cog|nl|douane}} Dutch douane, {{dbt|ms|diwan}} Doublet of diwan Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=ديوان}} dewan (Jawi spelling ديوان, plural dewan-dewan or dewan²)
  1. hall
    Sense id: en-dewan-ms-noun-PLrrV8ZA
  2. council
    Sense id: en-dewan-ms-noun-oMfsc~bX
  3. institute
    Sense id: en-dewan-ms-noun-MWXfNPzs Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Dewan Negara, Dewan Rakyat

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Dewan Negara"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Dewan Rakyat"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "inherited",
        "inherited"
      ],
      "word": "dewan"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ms",
        "2": "fa-cls",
        "3": "دیوَان"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "pal",
        "3": "dywʾn'",
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        "5": "archive, collected writings",
        "tr": "dēwān"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian d(p)ywʾn' (dēwān, “archive, collected writings”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "दीवान"
      },
      "expansion": "Hindi दीवान (dīvān)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ota",
        "2": "دیوان",
        "tr": "dîvân"
      },
      "expansion": "Ottoman Turkish دیوان (dîvân)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "douane"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch douane",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "diwan"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of diwan",
      "name": "dbt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Classical Persian دیوَان (dēwān), from Middle Persian d(p)ywʾn' (dēwān, “archive, collected writings”). Compare to Hindi दीवान (dīvān), Ottoman Turkish دیوان (dîvân), Dutch douane. Doublet of diwan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ديوان",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dewan-dewan",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dewan²",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "ديوان"
      },
      "expansion": "dewan (Jawi spelling ديوان, plural dewan-dewan or dewan²)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "de",
        "wan"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hall"
      ],
      "id": "en-dewan-ms-noun-PLrrV8ZA",
      "links": [
        [
          "hall",
          "hall"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "council"
      ],
      "id": "en-dewan-ms-noun-oMfsc~bX",
      "links": [
        [
          "council",
          "council"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 10 81",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "institute"
      ],
      "id": "en-dewan-ms-noun-MWXfNPzs",
      "links": [
        [
          "institute",
          "institute"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdewan/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈde.wan]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ewan"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-wan"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-an"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dewan"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Malay 2-syllable words",
    "Malay doublets",
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay nouns",
    "Malay terms borrowed from Classical Persian",
    "Malay terms derived from Classical Persian",
    "Malay terms derived from Middle Persian",
    "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/an",
    "Rhymes:Malay/an/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ewan",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ewan/2 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Malay/wan",
    "Rhymes:Malay/wan/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Dewan Negara"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dewan Rakyat"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "inherited",
        "inherited"
      ],
      "word": "dewan"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "fa-cls",
        "3": "دیوَان"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Classical Persian دیوَان (dēwān)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "pal",
        "3": "dywʾn'",
        "4": "d(p)ywʾn'",
        "5": "archive, collected writings",
        "tr": "dēwān"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian d(p)ywʾn' (dēwān, “archive, collected writings”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hi",
        "2": "दीवान"
      },
      "expansion": "Hindi दीवान (dīvān)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ota",
        "2": "دیوان",
        "tr": "dîvân"
      },
      "expansion": "Ottoman Turkish دیوان (dîvân)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "douane"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch douane",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "diwan"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of diwan",
      "name": "dbt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Classical Persian دیوَان (dēwān), from Middle Persian d(p)ywʾn' (dēwān, “archive, collected writings”). Compare to Hindi दीवान (dīvān), Ottoman Turkish دیوان (dîvân), Dutch douane. Doublet of diwan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ديوان",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dewan-dewan",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dewan²",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "ديوان"
      },
      "expansion": "dewan (Jawi spelling ديوان, plural dewan-dewan or dewan²)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "de",
        "wan"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hall"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hall",
          "hall"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "council"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "council",
          "council"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "institute"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "institute",
          "institute"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdewan/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈde.wan]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ewan"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-wan"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-an"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dewan"
}

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