acuan

Affixed acu +‎ -an, from Malay acuan, from Classical Malay اچوان (acuan).

• IPA^(key): [ˈat͡ʃuan]
• Hyphenation: acu‧an

acuan (first-person possessive acuanku, second-person possessive acuanmu, third-person possessive acuannya)

1. mold, cast

   Synonym: cetakan

2. reference: a measurement one can compare to.

   Synonyms: referensi, rujukan

3. norm

• “acuan” 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.

acu (“to mold; to shape”) +‎ -an.

• IPA^(key): /a.t͡ʃu.an/
• Rhymes: -uan, -an, -n

acuan (Jawi spelling اچوان, plural acuan-acuan, informal 1st possessive acuanku, 2nd possessive acuanmu, 3rd possessive acuannya)

1. 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

2. mold (framework or model on which something is formed or shaped)
3. (figurative) something (e.g. person or concept) that forms, shapes or molds another object

• (framework or model): bingkai

• Indonesian: acuan

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