kandung
Iban
Noun
kandung
- fetus in the mother's womb.
- Kandung Endun baru tujuh bulan diatu.
- Endun's baby is just now seven months along.
References
- Ensiring, Janang., Saleh, Robert Menua. A Comprehensive Iban-English Dictionary The Dayak Cultural Foundation. 2016.
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay kandung. Compare to Tagalog kandong.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkanduŋ/ [ˈkan.dʊŋ]
- Rhymes: -anduŋ
- Syllabification: kan‧dung
Verb
kandung (active mengandung, passive dikandung)
- to contain
- Near-synonym: berisi
- Minuman ini mengandung gula yang tinggi.
- This drink contains high sugar.
- to conceive (to be pregnant with)
- (dialectal or obsolete) to bring something, in the pocket or similar
- Synonym: bawa
Adjective
kandung (comparative lebih kandung, superlative paling kandung)
- biological (related by consanguinity)
- Antonym: tiri
Noun
kandung (plural kandung-kandung)
- (uncommon) apocopic form of kandungan (“content; uterus”)
- (dialectal or rare, except in compounds) synonym of kantong
Derived terms
- berkandung
- berkandungan
- kandungan
- kandungi
- keterkandungan
- mengandung
- pengandung
- terkandung
Compounds
- kandung air mata
- kandung empedu
- kandung kemih
- kandung kencing
Further reading
- “kandung” 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.
Kapampangan
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Tagalog kandong.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kənˈduŋ/ [kənˈduŋ]
- Hyphenation: kan‧dung
Noun
kandung
Adjective
kandung
Derived terms
- kandungan
- makakandung
Malay
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /ˈkandoŋ/ [ˈkan.doŋ]
- Rhymes: -andoŋ
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˈkanduŋ/ [ˈkan.duŋ]
- Rhymes: -anduŋ
Noun
kandung (Jawi spelling کاندوڠ, plural kandung-kandung)
Synonyms
Adjective
kandung (Jawi spelling کاندوڠ)
- biological (related by consanguinity)
Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun kandung
See also
Further reading
- “kandung” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.