depan
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay depan, clipping and doublet of hadapan, from hadap + -an. In the preposition sense, false cognate of French devant (“front”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /dəˈpan/ [dəˈpan]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: de‧pan
Determiner
depan
Preposition
depan
- in front
References
- “depan”, 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
Alternative forms
Etymology
Shortened form of hadapan. In the preposition sense, false cognate of French devant (“front”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɘpan/
- Rhymes: -pan
Determiner
depan
Preposition
depan (Jawi spelling دڤن)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Descendants
- Indonesian: depan
References
- “depan”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
- "depan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017