burhan
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈburhan/ [ˈbur.han]
- Rhymes: -urhan
- Syllabification: bur‧han
Etymology 1
Arabic بُرْهَان (burhān, “proof, evidence”).
Noun
burhan (plural burhan-burhan)
- clear evidence
Etymology 2
Noun
burhan (plural burhan-burhan)
- syllabic abbreviation of burung hantu (“owl”)
Further reading
- “burhan”, 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