berkedut
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbərkədut/ [ˈbər.kə.dʊt̪̚]
- Rhymes: -ərkədut
- Syllabification: ber‧ke‧dut
Etymology 1
Affixation of ber- + kedut (“fold, crease, wrinkle”).
Verb
berkedut
- folded (in an uneven way); wrinkled (of skin, fabric and such); crumpled (paper and so on)
- shabby (clothes and so on)
- Bajunya sudah berkedut
- Her blouse is (already) shabby.
Etymology 2
Affixation of ber- + kedut (“twitch”).
Verb
berkedut
- twitch; to move by pulling the tendon.
- Matanya berkedut.
- His eye was twitching
Further reading
- “berkedut” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈbə(r)kədot/ [ˈbə(r).kə.dot̪̚]
- Rhymes: -ot
- (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈbərkədut/ [ˈbər.kə.dut̪̚]
- Rhymes: -ut
- Hyphenation: ber‧ke‧dut
Verb
berkedut (Jawi spelling برکدوت)
- (intransitive) To have creases or folds (of fabric, paper, or the skin).
- skirt berkedut ― folded (pleated) skirt
Further reading
- “berkedut” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.