kandung

Inherited from Malay kandung, probably from Proto-Austroasiatic (compare Proto-Katuic *kduŋ (“bag, pocket”)). Doublet of kantong.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkandʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -dʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: kan‧dung

kandung (plural kandung-kandung, first-person possessive kandungku, second-person possessive kandungmu, third-person possessive kandungnya)

1. pocket; bag, pouch.

   Synonym: kantung

2. Apocopic form of kandungan (“uterus, womb”)

• “kandung” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

kandung

1. to bring or put in the lap.

• IPA^(key): /kanduŋ/

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• Rhymes: -uŋ

kandung (Jawi spelling کاندوڠ‎, plural kandung-kandung, informal 1st possessive kandungku, 2nd possessive kandungmu, 3rd possessive kandungnya)

1. (anatomy) Womb, uterus

• kandungan
• peranakan
• rahim
• uterus

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