kandung

Iban

Noun

kandung

  1. 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)

  1. to contain
    Near-synonym: berisi
    Minuman ini mengandung gula yang tinggi.
    This drink contains high sugar.
  2. to conceive (to be pregnant with)
  3. (dialectal or obsolete) to bring something, in the pocket or similar
    Synonym: bawa

Adjective

kandung (comparative lebih kandung, superlative paling kandung)

  1. biological (related by consanguinity)
    Antonym: tiri

Noun

kandung (plural kandung-kandung)

  1. (uncommon) apocopic form of kandungan (content; uterus)
  2. (dialectal or rare, except in compounds) synonym of kantong

Derived terms

Compounds

Further reading

Kapampangan

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Tagalog kandong.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˈduŋ/ [kənˈduŋ]
  • Hyphenation: kan‧dung

Noun

kandung

  1. act of carrying something or someone on one's lap (such as of a child)

Adjective

kandung

  1. carried on one's lap (such as of a child)

Derived terms

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)

  1. (anatomy) womb, uterus

Synonyms

Adjective

kandung (Jawi spelling کاندوڠ)

  1. biological (related by consanguinity)

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun kandung

See also

Further reading