pidato
Indonesian
Etymology
From earlier pedato, possibly from Sanskrit पदार्थ (padārtha, “meaning of a word, substance”). Cognate of Balinese ᬧᬶᬤᬭ᭄ᬢ (pidarta, “speech”), Old Javanese padārtha (“meaning, explanation, content”).
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [piˈdato]
- Hyphenation: pi‧da‧to
Noun
pidato (first-person possessive pidatoku, second-person possessive pidatomu, third-person possessive pidatonya)
- speech; public talk
- Synonyms: ceramah, dakwah, khotbah, syarahan, warta
Affixed terms
- berpidato
- memidatokan
- pemidatoan
Further reading
- “pidato” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Noun
pidato (Jawi spelling ڤيداتو, plural pidato-pidato, informal 1st possessive pidatoku, 2nd possessive pidatomu, 3rd possessive pidatonya)
- (Indonesia) speech; public talk