bangsawan
Betawi
Noun
bangsawan
- (historical) ellipsis of kumidi bangsawan (“a type of Malay opera involving stories of noblemen”, literally “noblemen comedy”)
- Synonym: (modern iteration) lènong dènes
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay bangsawan. Equivalent to bangsa + -wan.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /baŋˈsawan/ [baŋˈsa.wan]
- Rhymes: -awan
- Syllabification: bang‧sa‧wan
Noun
bangsawan (plural bangsawan-bangsawan)
- nobleman, nobility
- 2014, Wulan Anggraini, Maya Rohmayati, Pakaian Adat, Senjata Tradisional, dan Rumah Adat, PT Sarana Panca Karya Nusa, page 7:
- Pada wilayah Jawa Barat, para bangsawan priangan maupun Cirebon menggunakan kebaya dengan bahan berkualitas tinggi, seperti sutera dan beludru dengan diberikan corak hias yang anggun.
- In the West Java region, the Priangan and Cirebon nobility wear kebaya made from high-quality materials, such as silk and velvet, with elegant decorative patterns.
Further reading
- “bangsawan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -wan
Noun
bangsawan (Jawi spelling بڠساون, plural bangsawan-bangsawan)
Further reading
- “bangsawan”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017