tamadun
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay tamadun, from Classical Malay tamadun, from Arabic تَمَدُّن (tamaddun).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taˈmadʊn/
- Rhymes: -dʊn, -ʊn, -n
- Hyphenation: ta‧ma‧dun
Noun
tamadun (plural tamadun-tamadun, first-person possessive tamadunku, second-person possessive tamadunmu, third-person possessive tamadunnya)
- (dated) civilization
- Synonyms: kebudayaan, peradaban
Alternative forms
- temadun
Derived terms
- bertamadun
Further reading
- “tamadun” 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
From Arabic تَمَدُّن (tamaddun).
Noun
tamadun (Jawi spelling تمدون, plural tamadun-tamadun, informal 1st possessive tamadunku, 2nd possessive tamadunmu, 3rd possessive tamadunnya)
- civilization
- 2016 September 20, “Tiada cadangan rombak silibus subjek Sejarah - Mahdzir”, in Astro Awani:
- Kementerian Pendidikan tidak bercadang untuk merombak mata pelajaran Sejarah susulan penemuan tinggalan tamadun Sungai Batu, di Sungai Petani, Kedah yang diiktiraf sebagai tamadun tertua di Asia Tenggara.
- The Ministry of Education does not plan to revamp the History subject following the discovery of the remains of the Sungai Batu civilization in Sungai Petani, Kedah which is recognized as the oldest civilization in Southeast Asia.
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Further reading
- “tamadun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.