Irian
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Indonesian
Etymology
Constructed from:[1]
- From Indonesian acronym Ikut Republik Indonesia Anti Nederlands (“Join Republic of Indonesia anti Netherlands”)
- From Biak iri-an (“land-hot”), referring to Papua's hot weather, and iryan (“heating process”) metaphorically in the process of entering new era.
- From Serui iri-an (“land-nation”),
- From Merauke iri-an (“placed higher-nation”)
Proper noun
Irian
- New Guinea (A large Oceanian island in the Pacific Ocean).
- Papua (A province of Indonesia).
- Indonesian part of the island of New Guinea.
See also
- Irian Jaya (historical)
- Irian Barat (historical)
- Irian Jaya Tengah (historical)
- Nugini (rare, fossil word)
References
- ^ Wanggai, Tony V.M. (2008) Rekonstruksi Sejarah Islam di Tanah Papua (in Indonesian), UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, retrieved 2022-01-30