gedung
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Malay gedung, from Classical Malay gedung (“building”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruuŋ (“unpartitioned building”). Doublet of gedong.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡəˈduŋ/ [ɡəˈduŋ]
- Rhymes: -uŋ
- Syllabification: ge‧dung
Noun
gedung (plural gedung-gedung)
Derived terms
- gedung arca
- gedung bicara
- gedung gajah
- gedung pencakar langit
- gedung pola
- gedung putih
- gedung sekolah
Further reading
- “gedung”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Noun
gedung (Jawi spelling ݢدوڠ, plural gedung-gedung or gedung2)
Descendants
- Indonesian: gedung
Further reading
- "gedung" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017