istana

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Etymology

From Indonesian istana.

Noun

istana (Hangul spelling 이스따나)

  1. palace
    • 2009, “The Rabbit”, in Bahasa Ciacia 1:
      Ikida harus segera tapancole i istana.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay istana, from Classical Malay ايستان (istana), from Sanskrit आस्थान (āsthāna). Doublet of astana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: is‧ta‧na

Noun

istana

  1. palace
    Synonyms: persada, balai raya, kastel (if crenellated)

See also

Further reading

Malay

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Etymology

From Sanskrit आस्थान (āsthāna). Doublet of astana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: is‧ta‧na
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

istana (Jawi spelling ايستان, plural istana-istana, informal 1st possessive istanaku, 2nd possessive istanamu, 3rd possessive istananya)

  1. palace, castle

References

  • Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 1994, →ISBN, pages 80-81
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “استان astana or istana”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 13
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “istana”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 431

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