sedak
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay sedak (“to choke”). Probably related to Proto-Monic *sɗak (“to cough”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˈdak/ [səˈdak̚]
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: se‧dak
Root
sedak
- to choke
Derived terms
- kesedakan
- menyedak
- menyedakkan
- sedakan
- tersedak
Etymology 2
Inherited from Malay sedak (“to tighten with rattan a tambourine with a cord of rattan”) (Perak Malay). Comparable to Malay sadak.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsedak/ [ˈse.dak̚]
- Rhymes: -edak
- Syllabification: se‧dak
Noun
sedak (uncountable)
- (music) rattan circle that placed on the lip of the drum to tighten the drum skin
Further reading
- “sedak”, 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