kemudi

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • kemoedi (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947))

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kemudi.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈmudi/ [kəˈmu.di]
  • Rhymes: -udi
  • Syllabification: ke‧mu‧di

Noun

kêmudi (plural kemudi-kemudi)

  1. steering (equipment used to control direction; something used to steer)
    Synonym: setir
  2. steering wheel
  3. helm, rudder
  4. leader of a group
  5. highest authority, rein
  6. control

Derived terms

Affixed terms
Compound terms
  • kemudi bundar
  • kemudi cawat
  • kemudi guling
  • kemudi haluan
  • kemudi hidraulik
  • kemudi kipas
  • kemudi otonom
  • kemudi sepak
Proverbs with the word kemudi
  • patah kemudi dengan bamnya

Verb

kemudi (active mengemudi, imperative kemudi, emphatic-jussive kemudilah)

  1. to drive

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kama-udəhi affixing *udəhi; also analyzable as mudi +‎ ke- (compare with keluar). Doublet of mudi, mudik, and udi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəmudi/
  • Rhymes: -di, -i
  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): [kəˈmu.di]

Noun

kemudi (Jawi spelling کمودي, plural kemudi-kemudi or kemudi2)

  1. steering; helm (of ship, boat, etc.)
  2. rudder
  3. croup, rump top of a horse

Derived terms

Verb

kemudi (Jawi spelling کمودي)

  1. to steer

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: kemudi (inherited)
  • Urak Lawoi': เกอมูดี (kemudi)

See also

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “کمودي kĕmudi”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 89
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “کمودي kĕmudi”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 536
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “kĕmudi”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 553

Further reading