perawan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay perawan, from Javanese ꦥꦿꦮꦤ꧀ (prawan), from Dutch vrouwen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pəˈrawan/
  • Hyphenation: pê‧ra‧wan

Noun

pêrawan (plural perawan-perawan, first-person possessive perawanku, second-person possessive perawanmu, third-person possessive perawannya)

  1. maiden
    Synonyms: dara, gadis

Adjective

pêrawan

  1. virgin:
    1. chaste: in a state of virginity; not having had sexual intercourse.
    2. not yet cultivated, explored, or exploited by humans or humans of certain civilizations.

Derived terms
  • keperawanan
  • memerawani
  • perawan kencur
  • perawan sunti
  • perawan tua

Further reading
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