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zaman.

age (a particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈzaman/Standard-Indonesian[ˈza.man]Standard-Indonesian
  1. age (a particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others)

  2. age (a great period in the history of the Earth)

  3. era; time (a time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year)

  4. period (a length of time in history seen as a single coherent entity)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay zaman, from Persian زمان (zamân), from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭣𐭭𐭠 (ODNA /⁠zamān⁠/), 𐭦𐭬𐭠𐭭𐭩 (ẕmʾn' /⁠zamān⁠/), 𐭦𐭬𐭭𐭩 (zmn' /⁠zamān⁠/), 𐫉𐫖𐫀𐫗 (zmʾn /⁠zamān⁠/), from Old Persian *jamānā.

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