medan

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See also: Medan and meðan

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay medan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos via Arabic مَيْدَان (maydān), Classical Persian میدان (maydān), or Urdu میدان (maidān).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛdan/
  • Hyphenation: mè‧dan

Noun

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mèdan (first-person possessive medanku, second-person possessive medanmu, third-person possessive medannya)

  1. field.
    1. square, plaza, esplanade
      Synonyms: alun-alun, lapangan
    2. (figurative, physics) region affected by a particular force.
    3. (figurative, computing) area of memory or storage reserved for a particular value.
  2. (figurative) field, scope
    Synonyms: lingkungan, ruang lingkup
  3. (figurative) location
    Synonyms: lokasi, daerah

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse meðan, from Proto-Germanic *medanō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²mɛːa(n)/, (unstressed) /mɛa(n)/

Conjunction

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medan

  1. while
    Kome seg heim att medan det er ljost ute.
    Get back home while it's still light out.

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish mæþan, mædhan, from Old Norse meðan, from Proto-Germanic *medanō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²meːdan/
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Conjunction

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medan

  1. while; during the same time that

Anagrams

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Volapük

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Noun

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medan (nominative plural medans)

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