residen

Indonesian

Etymology

• Inherited from Malay residen, from Dutch resident, from French résident, from Latin residens, residentem.
• For sense of physician receiving specialized medical training, semantic loan from English resident.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /reˈsidɛn/ [reˈsi.dɛn]
• Rhymes: -idɛn
• Syllabification: re‧si‧den

Noun

résidèn (plural residen-residen)

1. resident:
   1. a person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area
   2. (historical) some official representatives of European colonial powers, while in theory diplomats, in practice exercised a degree of indirect rule, including in Dutch East Indies as head of Dutch residentie or Dutch afdeling
   3. (medicine) ellipsis of dokter residen (“a physician receiving specialized medical training”)

Affixed terms

• keresidenan

Related terms

• residensi
• residensial

Further reading

• “residen”, 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

Malay

Etymology

• From English resident, from Middle English resident, from Anglo-Norman resident, from Latin residēns, present participle of resideō (“to remain behind, reside, dwell”).
• From Dutch resident, from French résident, from Latin residens, residentem.

Pronunciation

• (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) IPA^(key): [rɛ.si.dən]
  • Rhymes: -dən, -ən
• (Indonesia) IPA^(key): [rɛ.si.dɛn]
  • Rhymes: -dɛn, -ɛn
• Hyphenation: re‧si‧den

Noun

residen (Jawi spelling ريسيدن or ريسيدين, plural residen-residen or residen²)

1. (historical) A representative of the British government on occupied territory or in a protectorate of the British empire.
2. (Indonesia) See Indonesian residen.

Affixations

• keresidenan

Compounds

• duta residen (“resident ambassador”)
• residen jeneral (“resident-general”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: residen (inherited)
• → Chinese: 挨實嗹 / 挨实𪡏.

Further reading

• "residen" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Spanish

Verb

residen

1. third-person plural present indicative of residir