daur hidup
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of daur (“cycle”) + hidup (“life”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /da.ʊr ˈhi.dʊp̚/
Noun
- life cycle:
- Synonym: siklus hidup
- (biology) the course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death
- (figurative, by extension) the useful life of a product or system; the developmental history of an individual or group in society
Usage notes
- siklus hidup is more commonly found in everyday or casual speech than daur hidup.
See also
- kitaran hayat (in Standard Malay)
References
- “daur hidup” 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.