kidung

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦶꦢꦸꦁ (kidung, “poem, song”), from Old Javanese kiduṅ (“poem”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkiduŋ/ [ˈki.dʊŋ]
  • Rhymes: -iduŋ
  • Syllabification: ki‧dung

Noun

kidung (plural kidung-kidung)

  1. poem, poetic work
    Synonym: puisi
  2. song
    Synonyms: lagu, nyanyian
  3. ballad, chant, lullaby, melody

Derived terms

  • berkidung
  • dikidungkan
  • kekidungan
  • kidungan
  • mengidung
  • mengidungkan

Descendants

  • → Malay: کيدوڠ (kidung)

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

kidung

  1. romanization of ꦏꦶꦢꦸꦁ
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