Irian

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Indonesian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Constructed from:[1]

  • From Indonesian acronym Ikut Republik Indonesia Anti Nederlands (“Join Republic of Indonesia anti Netherlands”)
  • From Biak iri-an (“land-hot”), referring to Papua's hot weather, and iryan (“heating process”) metaphorically in the process of entering new era.
  • From Serui iri-an (“land-nation”),
  • From Merauke iri-an (“placed higher-nation”)

Proper noun[edit]

Irian

  1. New Guinea (A large Oceanian island in the Pacific Ocean)
  2. Papua (A province of Indonesia)
  3. Indonesian part of the island of New Guinea

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wanggai, Tony V.M. (2008) Rekonstruksi Sejarah Islam di Tanah Papua‎[1] (in Indonesian), UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, retrieved 2022-01-30
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