acuan

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Affixed acu +‎ -an, from Malay acuan, from Classical Malay اچوان (acuan). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈat͡ʃuan] Hyphenation: acu‧an === Noun === acuan (plural acuan-acuan) mold, cast Synonym: cetakan reference: a measurement one can compare to Synonyms: referensi, rujukan norm Synonyms: aturan, norma ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “acuan”, 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 === acu (“to mold; to shape”) +‎ -an. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.t͡ʃu.an/ Rhymes: -uan, -an, -n === Noun === acuan (Jawi spelling اچوان, plural acuan-acuan or acuan2) mold (hollow object with a fixed shape to which liquid is poured in to form a solid substance) acuan kuih ― mold for bite-sized cakes, cookies or pastry mold (framework or model on which something is formed or shaped) (figurative) something (e.g. person or concept) that forms, shapes or molds another object ==== Synonyms ==== (framework or model): bingkai ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: acuan === Further reading === "acuan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017