Gender Masculine
Usage Indonesian, Malay
Scripts إخوان(Acehnese Jawi, Malay Jawi)
Other Forms FormsIchwan, Ihwan
Meaning & History
Means "brother, friend" in Indonesian and Malay, derived from Arabic إخوان (ikhwan) meaning "brothers, brethren, brotherhood", the plural of أخ (akh) meaning "brother".