acuan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed acu + -an, from Malay acuan, from Classical Malay اچوان (acuan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈat͡ʃuan]
- Hyphenation: acu‧an
Noun
acuan (first-person possessive acuanku, second-person possessive acuanmu, third-person possessive acuannya)
- mold, cast
- Synonym: cetakan
- reference: a measurement one can compare to.
- Synonyms: referensi, rujukan
Derived terms
- acuan butik
- acuan cetak
- acuan kertas
- acuan sepatu
Further reading
- “acuan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
acu (“to mold; to shape”) + -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.t͡ʃu.an/
- Rhymes: -uan, -an, -n
Noun
acuan (Jawi spelling اچوان, plural acuan-acuan, informal 1st possessive acuanku, 2nd possessive acuanmu, 3rd possessive acuannya)
- mold (hollow object with a fixed shape to which liquid is poured in to form a solid substance)
- acuan kuih ― mold for bite-sized cakes, cookies or pastry
- mold (framework or model on which something is formed or shaped)
- (figurative) something (e.g. person or concept) that forms, shapes or molds another object
Synonyms
- (framework or model): bingkai
Descendants
- Indonesian: acuan
Further reading
- “acuan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.