cenderung

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Malay cenderung. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəndəˈruŋ/ [t͡ʃən.dəˈruŋ]
  • Rhymes: -uŋ
  • Syllabification: cen‧de‧rung

Adjective

cêndêrung (comparative lebih cenderung, superlative paling cenderung)

  1. inclined; slanted; sloped
    Synonyms: condong, miring

Adverb

cêndêrung

  1. relatively
    Synonym: relatif

Verb

cêndêrung

  1. to tend to, to be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain habit or leaning.
    Synonyms: berminat, condong, suka
    Mereka cenderung pergi keluar pada hari Sabtu.
    They tend to go out on Saturdays.
    Ia cenderung hujan di sini
    It tends to rain here.

Hyponyms

  • cenderung celaka

Derived terms

  • bercenderung
  • berkecenderungan
  • kecenderungan
  • mencenderungi
  • mencenderungkan

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly related to condong. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəndəˈroŋ/ [t͡ʃən.dəˈroŋ]
    • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəndəˈruŋ/ [t͡ʃən.dəˈruŋ]
    • Rhymes: -uŋ
  • Hyphenation: cen‧de‧rung

Adjective

cenderung (Jawi spelling چندروڠ, comparative lebih cenderung, superlative paling cenderung)

  1. Inclined; slanted; sloped[1]
    Synonym: condong
  2. (Classical Malay, of hills, mountains) Steep: An elevated surface that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.[1]
    Synonyms: cerun, curam

Verb

cenderung (Jawi spelling چندروڠ)

  1. To lean: To inclined, bend from a vertical position.
  2. To be interested (in s.o., smth.)[1]
    Synonyms: minat, suka
  3. To be biased (toward s.o., smth, etc.)[1]
    Synonym: menyebelahi

Derived terms

Affixations
  • bercenderung
  • berkecenderungan
  • cenderungan
  • cenderungkan / mencenderungkan
  • dicenderungkan
  • kecenderungan
Compounds
  • cenderung hati

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: cenderung (inherited)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 “cenderung”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

Further reading