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aturan.

rule (a regulation, law, guideline)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈturan/Standard-Indonesian[aˈt̪u.ran]Standard-Indonesian
  1. rule (a regulation, law, guideline)

  2. rule

  3. rule (a determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result)

  4. norm

  5. regulation

  6. governance

  7. custom, habit

    colloquial
  8. order

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay aturan. Equivalent to atur + -an. The term was used to replace and translate various loanwords as follows. * Replaced Dutch bepaling (“provision”) by Komisi Bahasa Indonesia as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah No.38 Year III Month 3 (2604) in 1944. * Replaced Dutch regeling (“arrangement”) by Komisi Bahasa Indonesia as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah No.38 Year III Month 3 (2604) in 1944. * Translation of Japanese 政令(せいれい) (seirei, “ordinance, government decree”) as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah. See also sirei.

noun/aˈturan/Standard-Indonesian[aˈt̪u.ran]Standard-Indonesian
  1. offerings in ceremonies

Where this word comes from

Affixed atur + -an, borrowed from Balinese [Term?] (“offering”).

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