kumandang
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- kemandang (nonstandard, uncommon)
Etymology
Inherited from Malay kumandang, from Javanese ꦏꦸꦩꦤ꧀ꦝꦁ (kumandhang). Cognate withSundanese kamandang.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kuˈmandaŋ/ [kuˈman.daŋ]
- Rhymes: -andaŋ
- Syllabification: ku‧man‧dang
Noun
kumandang
- echo (a reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer)
- echo (an utterance repeating what has just been said)
Derived terms
- berkumandang
- kumandangkan
- mengumandang
- pengumandang
Further reading
- “kumandang” 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.
Malay
Etymology
From Javanese ꦏꦸꦩꦤ꧀ꦝꦁ (kumandhang). Cognate with Sundanese kamandang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku.man.daŋ/
Noun
kumandang (Jawi spelling کومندڠ, plural kumandang-kumandang)
- echo.
Descendants
- Indonesian: kumandang
Further reading
- “kumandang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.