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

Etymology 2

From Malay sedang.

Adverb

sêdang

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

Etymology 3

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
    Cikgu sedang makan.
    The teacher's eating.
    Synonym: tengah

Derived terms

Further reading

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