sandang

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsandaŋ/
  • Hyphenation: san‧dang

Etymology 1

From Malay sandang, from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sandaŋ (wear across the shoulder).

Noun

sandang (plural sandang-sandang)

  1. shoulder strap
  2. synonym of selendang, selempang (shawl)
Derived terms
  • mempersandangkan
  • menyandang
  • menyandangkan
  • penyandang
  • tersandang

Etymology 2

Semantic loan from Javanese ꦱꦤ꧀ꦝꦁ (sandhang, clothing), from Old Javanese saṇḍaṅ (nature; clothing), from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sandaŋ (wear across the shoulder).

Noun

sandang (plural sandang-sandang)

  1. clothing material
Derived terms
  • sandangan
  • sandang gawai
  • sandang pangan

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