undang-undang

Reduplication of undang, from inherited from Malay undang-undang, from Classical Malay undang. Semantic loan from Dutch ordonnantie for legal regulation sense.

• IPA^(key): [ˈʊn.daŋˈʊn.daŋ]

undang-undang (plural undang-undang)

1. (law) legislation: law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body

   Synonyms: aturan, legislasi, peraturan, perundang-undangan, reglemen, regulasi

   1. act of parliament: a law which has received assent (royal, presidential or gubernatorial) after having been passed by the houses (or house) of a parliament

      Synonym: akta parlimen (Standard Malay)

2. (rare) plural of undang (“law”):

   Synonym: hukum

   1. a binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way
   2. rule

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay undang-undang.

• “undang-undang” 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.

Reduplication of undang.

• (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈundaŋ ˈundaŋ/ [ˈun.daŋ ˈun.daŋ]
• Rhymes: -undaŋ
• Hyphenation: un‧dang-un‧dang

undang-undang (Jawi spelling اوندڠ٢, plural banyak undang-undang)

1. plural of undang (“law”) (the body of binding rules and regulations)

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian undang-undang.

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