kependekan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixation of pendek + ke- -an.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəpɛnˈdɛkan/ [kə.pɛnˈdɛk̚.an]
- Rhymes: -ɛkan
- Syllabification: ke‧pen‧dek‧an
Noun
kependekan (plural kependekan-kependekan)
Adjective
kependekan (comparative lebih kependekan, superlative paling kependekan)
- (colloquial) too short.
Further reading
- “kependekan”, 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
Etymology
Affixation of pendek + ke- -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kə.pen.de.kan], [kə.pen.deʔ.kan]
- Hyphenation: ke‧pen‧de‧kan
Noun
kependekan (Jawi spelling کڤينديقن, plural kependekan-kependekan or kependekan2)
- The quality of being short; shortness.
- Kependekannya tidak tertanding.
- His/Her shortness is unmatched.
- (linguistics) An abbreviation.
- Synonym: singkatan
- 'PC' ialah kependekan bagi 'personal computer'.
- 'PC' is an abbreviation for 'personal computer'.
Descendants
- > Indonesian: kependekan (inherited)
Further reading
- "kependekan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017