modin

Indonesian

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin), likely via Javanese ꦩꦺꦴꦢꦶꦤ꧀ (modin). Doublet of muazin.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmodin/ [ˈmo.dɪn]
• Rhymes: -odin
• Syllabification: mo‧din

Noun

modin (plural modin-modin)

1. (Islam) muezzin
2. (Islam) mosque official
3. (Islam) village official in charge of Muslim religious affairs

   Synonym: lebai

References

• “modin”, 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

Sundanese

Etymology

From Arabic مُؤَذِّن (muʔaḏḏin), likely via Javanese ꦩꦺꦴꦢꦶꦤ꧀ (modin).

Noun

modin (Sundanese script ᮙᮧᮓᮤᮔ᮪)

1. (Islam) muezzin

References

• "modin" in Maman Sumantri; Atjep Djamaludin; Achmad Patoni; R.H. Moch. Koerdie; M.O. Koesman; Epa Sjafei Adisastra. (1985), Kamus Sunda-Indonesia [Sundanese-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia