gedek
See also: Gędek
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦺꦝꦺꦒ꧀ (gèdhèg, “shake the head”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡɛdɛk/ [ˈɡɛ.dɛk̚]
- Rhymes: -ɛdɛk
- Syllabification: ge‧dek
Verb
gedek
- to shake the head
Derived terms
- bergedek
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦼꦝꦺꦒ꧀ (gedhèg, “wall from bamboo strip web”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡəˈdɛk/ [ɡəˈdɛk̚]
- Rhymes: -ɛk
- Syllabification: ge‧dek
Noun
gêdek (plural gedek-gedek)
Derived terms
- bergedek
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Malay (Jambi) [Term?].
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡəˈdɛk/ [ɡəˈdɛk̚]
- Rhymes: -ɛk
- Syllabification: ge‧dek
Adjective
gedek (comparative lebih gedek, superlative paling gedek)
- unbalanced (about a kite) because the knot of the string is too low
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Betawi [Term?]. Compare to Javanese ꦒꦼꦝꦼꦒ꧀ (gedheg, “disbelief; dirty”), Old Javanese gĕdĕg, gĕḍĕg (“resentment; hate”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡədək/ [ˈɡə.dək̚]
- Rhymes: -ədək
- Syllabification: ge‧dek
Adjective
gedek (comparative lebih gedek, superlative paling gedek)
Further reading
- “gedek” 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.
- Yuswardi Saliya, Sugeng Rahardjo, Bambang Panudju, Ismet Darwis, Sri Probo Sudarmo, George The (1978) Daftar Istilah Arsitektur [Glossary of Architecture] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan