Soon after that, DBP had all the books in Iban language and other Bornean languages buried. Later in 1977, it opened offices in Kota Kinabalu and Kuching, taking over the role of Borneo Literature Bureau in Sarawak. The building's architect was Lee Yoon Thim and the prominent mural was by Ismail Mustam. On 31 January 1962, DBP moved to its own building at Jalan Lapangan Terbang Lama (now Jalan Dewan Bahasa). With the charter, DBP has the power to form policies regarding the Malay language, responsible to spread the language and is able to go into book publishing business. Through Ordinan Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka 1959, DBP was granted a charter with its own Board of Governors.
In 1957, DBP moved from Johor Bahru to Kuala Lumpur. Royal Prof Ungku Abdul Aziz Ungku Abdul Hamid was instrumental in setting up the institution. There is also an online version of this dictionary which was created by KaryaNet.DBP Malaysia was established as Balai Pustaka in Johor Bahru on 22 June 1956, It was placed under the purview of the then Malayan Ministry of Education.ĭuring the Kongres Bahasa dan Persuratan Melayu III (The Third Malay Literary and Language Congress) which was held between 16 and 21 September 1956 in both Singapore and Johor Bahru, Balai Pustaka was renamed Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. The Dewan Eja Pro software which uses Kamus Dewan is commercialised by The Name Technology Sdn. Kamus Dewan is also published in the digital version. The Fourth Edition – the newest edition – has over 49,000 entries and 1817 pages. Out of the four editions, the most popular one is the Third Edition, which has more than 36,000 entries and around 1566 pages. The First Edition was published in 1970, The Second Edition in 1984, The Third Edition in 19 and The Fourth Edition in 2005. Editions Īs of 2005, there are four editions of this dictionary that have been published. It is also approved for use in the General Certificate of Education 'N', 'O' and 'A' Levels Malay language examinations organised in Singapore. This dictionary is useful to students who are studying Malay literature as they provide suitable synonym, abbreviations and meanings of many Malay words. Kamus Dewan ( Malay for The Institute Dictionary) is a Malay language dictionary compiled by Teuku Iskandar and published by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.
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