kemudi

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • kemoedi (van Ophuijsen (1901–1947))

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese ꦏꦩꦸḍꦆ (kamuḍi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈmu.di/
  • Hyphenation: kê‧mu‧di
  • Rhymes: -di

Noun

kêmudi

  1. steering (equipment used to control direction; something used to steer)
    Synonym: setir

Derived terms

Affixed terms
Compound terms
  • kemudi bundar
  • kemudi cawat
  • kemudi haluan
  • kemudi sepak
Proverbs with the word kemudi
  • patah kemudi dengan bamnya

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kama-udəhi affixing *udəhi; also analyzable as mudi +‎ ke- (compare with keluar). Doublet of mudi, mudik, and udi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəmudi/
  • Rhymes: -di, -i
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [kəˈmu.di]

Noun

kemudi (Jawi spelling کمودي, plural kemudi-kemudi)

  1. steering; helm (of ship, boat, etc.)
  2. rudder
  3. croup, rump top of a horse

Derived terms

Verb

kemudi (Jawi spelling کمودي)

  1. to steer

Derived terms

See also

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kemudi
  • Urak Lawoi': เกอมูดี (kemudi)

References

  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “کمودي kĕmudi”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 89
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “کمودي kĕmudi”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 536
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kĕmudi”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 553

Further reading