kedua
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed ke- + dua, from Malay kedua.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - IPA(key): /kəˈdu.a/, [kəˈdu.a]
- Hyphenation: kê‧du‧a
Adjective
kêdua (comparative lebih kedua, superlative paling kedua)
- (ordinal number) second
- Usage: To be placed after the noun, with or without word "yang", without a relevant difference in meaning.
- both; each of the two
- Usage: To be placed before the noun.
- Note: Similar words can be constructed even for numbers higher than 2 and lower than 100, without a direct equivalent in English: keempat = "those four".
Related terms
Adverb
kedua
- (with superlative) next; second
- Jembatan ini yang kedua terpanjang di dunia.
- This bridge is the next longest one in the world.
Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈdwa/ [kəˈdwa]
- Rhymes: -a
Adjective
kedua (Jawi spelling کدوا)
- second.
- Siapakah yang dapat tempat kedua?
- Who got second place?
Further reading
- “kedua” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.