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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay majlis, majelis, from Classical Malay مجليس (majlis), مجليس (majelis), from Arabic مَجْلِس (majlis).[1] Semantic loan from Dutch college.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
majêlis (plural majelis-majelis)
- court.
- Synonym: dewan
- meeting, assembly.
- Synonyms: rapat, sidang
- college: a collegial board, either advisory (committee) or as an authority.
- building of above.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia [Research on Arabic vocabulary in Indonesian], Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC
- ^ Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) “college”, in Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, page 66
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