"tamadun" meaning in Malay

See tamadun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /taˈmadun/ [Baku], [t̪aˈma.dun] [Baku], /taˈmadon/ (note: Johor-Riau), [t̪aˈma.don] (note: Johor-Riau) Forms: تمدون [Jawi], tamadun-tamadun [plural]
Rhymes: -adun, -adon Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic تَمَدَّنَ (tamaddana) Arabic تَمَدُّن (tamaddun)bor. Classical Persian تَمَدُّن (tamaddun)bor. Malay tamadun Borrowed from Classical Persian تَمَدُّن (tamaddun), borrowed from Arabic تَمَدُّن (tamaddun), from تَمَدَّنَ (tamaddana). Etymology templates: {{etymon|ms|bor|fa-cls>تَمَدُّن>civilisation|id=civilisation|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Arabic تَمَدَّنَ (tamaddana) Arabic تَمَدُّن (tamaddun)bor. Classical Persian تَمَدُّن (tamaddun)bor. Malay tamadun Borrowed from Classical Persian تَمَدُّن (tamaddun), borrowed from Arabic تَمَدُّن (tamaddun), from تَمَدَّنَ (tamaddana). Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=تمدون}} tamadun (Jawi spelling تمدون, plural tamadun-tamadun)
  1. civilization Wikipedia link: ms:tamadun Synonyms: kebudayaan, peradaban, sivilisasi Derived forms: ketamadunan [resemblance (alt: ke-an), passive] (ke-an) (alt: ke-an), ditamadunkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (english: di- + -kan), bertamadun [stative (alt: beR-), habitual] (beR-) (alt: beR-), mengtamadunkan [active, formal]

Alternative forms

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