English
Medan
Medan comes from Tamil மைதானம் ‘ground’, and goes back to Arabic مَيْدَان ‘field, sphere’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentمَيْدَان‘field, sphere’
- Urdumodernمَیدانmaydān‘ground, field, arena’
- Tamilmodernமைதானம்maitāṉam‘ground’
- EnglishtodayMedan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentمَيْدَان‘field, sphere’
- Urdumodernمَیدانmaydān‘ground, field, arena’
- Tamilmodernமைதானம்maitāṉam‘ground’
- EnglishtodayMedan
Every English word from Arabic مَيْدَان
Today it means
name The capital and largest city of North Sumatra, Indonesia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic مَيْدَان / Medan