duduk

See also: düdük

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

A recent borrowing, from Armenian դուդուկ (duduk), itself from Ottoman Turkish دودوك (düdük).

Noun

duduk (plural duduks)

  1. (music) An Armenian woodwind instrument.

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Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *duduk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dukduk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dudʊʔ]
  • Hyphenation: du‧duk
  • Rhymes: -duk

Verb

duduk

  1. to sit (to be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs are supported)

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈduduk/ [ˈdu.dʊk̚]
  • Rhymes: -uduk
  • Syllabification: du‧duk

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay duduk (sit), from Classical Malay duduk (reside, sit), from Proto-Malayic *duduk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dukduk.

Verb

duduk

  1. (intransitive) to sit down
    Silakan dudukPlease sit down; Please take a seat.
  2. (intransitive) to be sitting; to be seated
    duduk bersilato sit cross-legged
    duduk perkarathe way matters stand
    ruang duduksitting room; lounge
    tempat duduka seat
  3. (obsolete) to reside
    Synonyms: diam, tinggal
  4. to settle
Conjugation
Conjugation of duduk (meng-, transitive)
root duduk
active passive basic
imperative
emphatic
jussive
reflective1 ordinary
ordinary
nominative terduduk duduk duduklah
accusative / dative / locative menduduki terduduki diduduki duduki dudukilah
perfective causative / applicative2 mendudukkan terdudukkan didudukkan dudukkan dudukkanlah
causative
nominative
accusative / dative / locative
perfective causative / applicative2

1 There is another form of reflective passive verb with affixation of ke- -an which is not included in the table. This form is only attested in active voice without causative affixation of per-.
2 The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms
  • duduk belunjur
  • duduk berjuntai
  • duduk bersila
  • duduk bersimpuh
  • duduk bertimpuh
  • duduk bertinggung
  • duduk bertongkat lutut
  • duduk menukuk
  • duduk perkara
  • duduk persoalan
  • duduk perut
  • duduk sengkil

See also

  • simpuh, timpuh (to sit on the floor in a kneeling position)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

duduk (plural duduk-duduk)

  1. fishtail palm (Caryota mitis)

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

  • duk (apheresis)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *duduk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dukduk.

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈdudok/ [ˈdu.doʔ]
    • Rhymes: -udok, -dok, -ok
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈduduk/ [ˈdu.duʔ]
    • Rhymes: -uduk, -duk, -uk
  • Hyphenation: du‧duk

Noun

duduk (Jawi spelling دودوق)

  1. location, position
  2. state, condition
  3. dregs, sedimens (of tea, coffee, etc.)

Verb

duduk (Jawi spelling دودوق, intransitive)

  1. to sit (to be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs are supported)
    Synonym: (for royalty) semayam
  2. to stay at a place
    Synonym: tinggal
    • 2011, A. Samad Said, “Bab 5: Biar Lambat Asal Selamat [Chapter 5: Better Safe Than Sorry]”, in Rumah Rahsia [Secret House], PTS Fortuna Sdn. Bhd., page 37:
      Tetapi terkadang-kadang Abu terasa juga duduk di rumah ada baiknya. Nenek makin rapat dengannya.
      However, once in a while Abu also felt that staying at home has its benefits. Grandma would become closer with him.
  3. to be located at
  4. to live at
  5. to marry
  6. to sink to the bottom (of sediments of tea, coffee, etc.)
  7. to have a seat (in parliament, etc.)
  8. (auxiliary) to keep on
    Cikgu peribadinya duduk mengajar sahaja walaupun dia sudah kelihatan mengantuk.
    Her personal teacher just kept on teaching even though she had already seemed sleepy.

Derived terms

Compounds

  • duduk berapit
  • duduk berjuntai
  • duduk berlutut
  • duduk bernama bunga sekuntum
  • duduk bersila
  • duduk bersimpuh
  • duduk bertimpuh
  • duduk bertindih lutut
  • duduk bertinggung
  • duduk perut

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: duduk (inherited)

See also

  • timpuh (to sit on the floor in a kneeling position)

Further reading