gedong

Balinese

Romanization

gedong

  1. Romanization of ᬕᭂᬤᭀᬂ.

Betawi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Javanese ꦒꦼꦣꦺꦴꦁ (gedhong, “building”), from Old Javanese gĕḍoṅ (“stone building”).

Noun

gedong

  1. building, skyscraper
    Die mah sekarang kerjanye di kantor gedongan.
    He is now working in a big office building, you know?

Descendants
  • → Indonesian: gedong

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from Betawi gedong, from Javanese ꦒꦼꦣꦺꦴꦁ (gedhong, “building”), from Old Javanese gĕḍoṅ (“stone building”). Doublet of gedung.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡəˈdɔŋ]

Noun

gêdong (plural gedong-gedong, first-person possessive gedongku, second-person possessive gedongmu, third-person possessive gedongnya)

  1. (colloquial) building
    Synonyms: bangunan, gedung
  2. (colloquial) skyscraper
    Synonyms: gedung pencakar langit, pencakar langit
  3. Balinese style building in the shape of shrinking upwards, thatched with alang-alang or palm fiber.
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • gedongan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
See also

Etymology 2

From gede +‎ -ong.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɛdɔŋ]

Adjective

gèdong

  1. (gay slang) big
    Synonyms: gede, agung, besar

Further reading

Sundanese

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Sundanese gĕḍoṅ (“stone building”).

Noun

gedong

  1. building, skyscraper
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