renung

Inherited from Malay renung, from Proto-Malayic *nənoŋ, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *nuŋu (“to look at, gaze”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /rəˈnuŋ/ [rəˈnuŋ]
• Rhymes: -uŋ
• Syllabification: re‧nung

renung

1. to look, to stare
2. to visit
3. to think silently; to be pensive; to be lost in thought

• “renung”, 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

From Proto-Malayic *nənoŋ, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *nuŋu (“to look at, gaze”).

• IPA: /rə.nuŋ/

renung

1. to gaze; to look intently

   Dia merenung bintang di langit.

   “He gazed at the stars in the sky.”

2. to contemplate; to reflect upon

   Kita perlu merenung masa depan kita.

   “We need to reflect on our future.”

• tatap (“to stare”)
• pandang (“to look, to view”)

• > Indonesian: renung (inherited)

• "renung" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017