badan

Etymology

From Malay badan, from Classical Malay بادن (badan), from Arabic بَدَن (badan). Semantic loan from Dutch lichaam (“body”) for “main section” and “coherent group” senses.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbadan/ [ˈba.dan]

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• Rhymes: -adan
• Syllabification: ba‧dan

Noun

badan (plural badan-badan)

1. body
   1. (anatomy) physical structure of a human or animal

      Synonyms: awak, bodi, jasmani, raga, tubuh

      Saya tidak enak badan. ― I am not feeling well.

   2. main part of structure

      Synonyms: awak, bodi

   3. coherent group, a group of people having a common purpose or opinion or an organisation, company or other authoritative group

      Synonym: lembaga

Further reading

• “badan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَدَن (badan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbadan/ [ˈba.dan]
• Rhymes: -adan, -dan, -an

Noun

badan (Jawi spelling بادن, plural badan-badan)

1. (anatomy) body (physical structure of a human or animal)

   Synonym: tubuh

Further reading

• “badan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay badan, from Arabic بَدَن (badan). Compare Sangir badang and Tausug baran.

Noun

badan

1. body

   Synonym: bago

Noun

badan m pl

1. plural of bad (“place, spot; tuft, bunch; flock, group; thicket, clump (of trees)”)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَدَن (badan).

Noun

badan (plural badanlar)

1. body, physique

Etymology

From Malay badan, from Arabic بَدَن (badan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.d̪an̪/

Noun

badan

1. body

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics