majelis

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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)

  1. court.
    Synonym: dewan
  2. meeting, assembly.
    Synonyms: rapat, sidang
  3. college: a collegial board, either advisory (committee) or as an authority.
  4. building of above.

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References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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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