mandul
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay mandul (“infertile”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmandul/ [ˈman.dʊl]
- Rhymes: -andul
- Syllabification: man‧dul
Adjective
mandul (comparative lebih mandul, superlative paling mandul)
Derived terms
- kemandulan
- memandulkan
- pemandulan
- mandul sendiri
Descendants
- → Tetum: mandul
Further reading
- “mandul”, 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
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Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ul
Adjective
mandul (Jawi spelling مندول, comparative lebih mandul, superlative paling mandul)
- infertile, unable to give birth
Descendants
Further reading
- "mandul" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Tetum
Etymology
Borrowed from Indonesian mandul (“infertile”).
Adjective
mandul
Further reading
- Catharina Williams-van Klinken (2023), GLOSARIU termu saude ho mediku (Tetun/Ingles) [Tetun/English glossary of health and medical terms] (in Tetum), Dili: Dili Institute of Technology