gudang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay gudang, from Tamil கிடங்கு (kiṭaṅku, store room), from Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate of Kannada ಗದಙ್ಗು (gadaṅgu), Malayalam കിടങ്‌ങു (kiṭaṅ‌ṅu).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡudaŋ/ [ˈɡu.daŋ]
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  • Rhymes: -udaŋ
  • Syllabification: gu‧dang

Noun

gudang (plural gudang-gudang)

  1. warehouse (a place for storing large amounts of products. In logistics, a place where products go to from the manufacturer before going to the retailer)
    Synonyms: depot, magasin, parkus

Hypernyms

Malay

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡudaŋ/ [ˈɡu.daŋ]

Noun

gudang (Jawi spelling ݢودڠ, plural gudang-gudang)

  1. warehouse

Descendants

  • Indonesian: gudang
  • Chinese:
    Min Nan: 牛壟牛垄 (gû-lóng)[1]
  • English: godown
    Burmese: ဂိုဒေါင် (guidaung)
  • Macanese: gudám

References

  1. ^ Salmon Claudine. Malay (and Javanese) Loan-words in Chinese as a Mirror of Cultural Exchanges . In: Archipel, volume 78, 2009. pp. 181-208

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