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Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay perawan, from Javanese ꦥꦿꦮꦤ꧀ (prawan), from Dutch vrouwen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəˈra.wan/,
- Rhymes: -an
- Hyphenation: pê‧ra‧wan
Noun
pêrawan (plural perawan-perawan, first-person possessive perawanku, second-person possessive perawanmu, third-person possessive perawannya)
- maiden
- Synonyms: dara, gadis
Adjective
pêrawan
- virgin:
- chaste: of a female, in a state of virginity; not having had sexual intercourse.
- not yet cultivated, explored, or exploited by humans or humans of certain civilizations.
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