sedang

See also: Sedang

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səˈdaŋ/
  • Hyphenation: sê‧dang

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

sêdang

  1. (middle of something)
    1. Of intermediate size, degree, amount etc; medium.
    2. In the middle of a range; intermediate.
    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.
    2. adequate to what is needed; enough; sufficient
  3. simple
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • menyedang
  • menyedang-nyedang
  • menyedang-nyedangkan
  • menyedangkan
  • sedang-menyedang

Adverb

sêdang

  1. (auxiliary) Progressive aspect without necessarily a final perspective.
    Dia sedang kelaparan
    She is starving now
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Malay sedang.

Preposition

sêdang

  1. Synonym of sedangkan
Derived terms
  • sedangkan

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sədaŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ədaŋ, -aŋ

Adjective

sedang (Jawi spelling سدڠ)

  1. intermediate, medium
  2. average, mediocre

Preposition

sedang (Jawi spelling سدڠ)

  1. whereas, as, inasmuch as

Adverb

sedang (Jawi spelling سدڠ)

  1. in the middle of doing; currently
    Synonym: tengah
    Cikgu sedang makan.
    The teacher's eating.

Derived terms

Further reading

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