riwayat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay riwayat, from Classical Malay riwayat, from Arabic رِوَايَة (riwāya, “novel, story”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [riˈwajat̚]
• Rhymes: -jat, -at, -t
• Hyphenation: ri‧wa‧yat

Noun

riwayat (plural riwayat-riwayat, first-person possessive riwayatku, second-person possessive riwayatmu, third-person possessive riwayatnya)

1. hereditary story, tale
2. history
   1. (medicine) a list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family.

      riwayat penyakit sekarang ― history of present illness

3. (Islam, hadith) narration

Synonyms

• (hereditary story, tale): kisah, cerita, dongeng, legenda
• (history): sejarah

Derived terms

• beriwayat
• meriwayatkan
• keriwayatan
• periwayatan

• riwayat diet
• riwayat hidup

Further reading

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