mudah-mudahan
Indonesian
Etymology
Reduplication of mudah (“easy”) with the suffix -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu.dah mu.da.han/
Adverb
mudah-mudahan
Further reading
- “mudah-mudahan” 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
Affixation of reduplication of mudah (“easy”) + -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mu.dah mu.da.han]
Audio (Malaysia): (file)
Adverb
mudah-mudahan (Jawi spelling موده-مودهن)
- Used to express a wish or hope; hopefully.
Further reading
- “mudah-mudahan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.