duane

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch douane, from French douane, from Medieval Latin doana, dovana, from Andalusian Arabic *دُوَان (*duwān), an alteration of the Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān), from Persian دیوان (divân). Doublet of dewan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duˈanə/
• Hyphenation: du‧a‧nê

Noun

duanê (first-person possessive duaneku, second-person possessive duanemu, third-person possessive duanenya)

1. (rare) customs (office that taxes imported goods).

Synonyms

• bea cukai
• bum
• kastam (Standard Malay)
• pabean

Further reading

• “duane” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.