sedang

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈdaŋ/ [səˈdaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: se‧dang

Inherited from Malay sedang, from Old Javanese sĕḍaṅ, sĕḍĕṅ (“right, appropriate; just, while”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *rɔm (“appropriate, worthy”).

sêdang (comparative lebih sedang, superlative paling sedang)

1. (middle of something)
   1. of intermediate size, degree, amount etc; medium
   2. in the middle of a range; intermediate

      Synonym: menengah

   3. neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category; average
2. (of sufficient)
   1. having sufficient; suitable; fit; proper

      Synonyms: patut, pantas

   2. adequate to what is needed; enough; sufficient

      Synonym: cukup

3. simple

   Synonyms: sederhana, ugahari

• menyedang
• menyedang-nyedang
• menyedang-nyedangkan
• menyedangkan
• sedang-menyedang

Inherited from Malay sedang. KBBI recognises the use of sedang as a particle as a separate etymology to its use as an adverb. However, Echols and Shadily (1989) recognise them as having the same etymology.

sêdang

1. (auxiliary) Progressive aspect without necessarily a final perspective.

   Synonym: lagi (colloquial)

   Dia sedang kelaparan

   She is starving now

2. meanwhile; in that moment; at that time.

   Sedang (ia) hendak pergi, hujan pun mulai turun.

   While (he) was about to leave, it started to rain.

sêdang

1. synonym of sedangkan

• sedangkan

• “sedang” 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.
• "sedang" in Kamus Indonsia Inggris, Echols, John M. and Shadily, Hassan, Jakarta: PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 1989, Edisi Ketiga

• IPA^(key): /səˈdaŋ/ [səˈdaŋ]

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• Rhymes: -ədaŋ, -daŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: se‧dang

Borrowed from Old Javanese sĕḍaṅ, sĕḍĕṅ (“right, appropriate; just, while”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *rɔm (“appropriate, worthy”).

sedang (Jawi spelling سدڠ)

1. progressive aspect marker, indicating an ongoing or incomplete action

   Synonym: tengah (informal)

   Adam sedang makan.

   Adam is eating.

sedang (Jawi spelling سدڠ)

1. well-off
2. sufficient
3. average

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

sedang (Jawi spelling سدڠ, alternative form sedangkan)

1. whereas, as, inasmuch as
2. even though

• “sedang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.