firaun

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Etymology

From Malay firaun, borrowed from Arabic فرعون (firʕawn), possibly from Classical Syriac ܦܪܥܘܢ (perʿūn) and Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (parʿōh), ultimately from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fir.a.un/
• Hyphenation: fir‧a‧un

Noun

firaun (plural firaun-firaun)

1. a pharaoh (ancient Egyptian ruler)

Further reading

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