aliran

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed alir +‎ -an, inherited from Malay aliran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈlɪr.an/
• Rhymes: -an, -n
• Hyphenation: a‧lir‧an

Noun

aliran (plural aliran-aliran, first-person possessive aliranku, second-person possessive aliranmu, third-person possessive alirannya)

1. flow:
   1. movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
   2. the movement of a real or figurative fluid.
2. stream:
   1. a small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.

      Synonym: selokan

   2. a thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air)
   3. any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
   4. a particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding.
3. current: the generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
4. draft, draught:
   1. a current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
   2. the draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
5. (martial arts) style: a particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something; a particular manner of acting or behaving; (specifically) one regarded as fashionable or skilful (i.e. In the pencak silat martial arts community, such as cimande or serak styles)
6. school, school of thought: the followers of a particular doctrine; a particular way of thinking or particular doctrine.

   Synonyms: paham, haluan, ideologi, pendapat

7. ideology: doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.

   Synonyms: paham, haluan, ideologi, pendapat

8. pipeline: a conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum etc.
9. (photography) flood, floodlight

Derived terms

• aliran alam
• aliran antara
• aliran bawah
• aliran bergolak
• aliran berlapis
• aliran dana
• aliran dasar
• aliran getah
• aliran hilir
• aliran hipersonik
• aliran hulu
• aliran kebatinan
• aliran kemarau
• aliran kepercayaan
• aliran kiri
• aliran laminar
• aliran massa
• aliran permukaan
• aliran sisa
• aliran sitoplasma
• aliran tahunan
• aliran timbul kembali

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Pronunciation

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Noun

aliran (Jawi spelling اليرن, plural aliran-aliran, informal 1st possessive aliranku, 2nd possessive aliranmu, 3rd possessive alirannya)

1. flow (of liquids)
2. An ideology
3. (politics) political ideology
4. (religion) religious sect
5. trend
6. (education) scholarly tradition
7. conduit
8. pipeline
9. (education) educational course
10. (education) one of several forms of public school education in Malaysia, such as Islamic schools and ethnic schools (such as for Malays, Chinese, and Indians)

Descendants

• Indonesian: aliran

Further reading

• “aliran” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Sundanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian aliran (“current”), with a semantic shift.

Noun

aliran

1. power outage; blackout

Further reading

• Dudu Prawiraatmaja, Achlan Husen, Sukandi, Ice Sutara Kama Yudibrata (1986) Perkembangan Bahasa Sunda Sesudah Perang Dunia II [Post-WWII Development of the Sundanese Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan