kendala

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kendala (Standard Malay gendala), from Sanskrit कन्दल (kandala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈdala/
• Rhymes: -la, -a
• Hyphenation: kên‧da‧la

Noun

kêndala (plural kendala-kendala, first-person possessive kendalaku, second-person possessive kendalamu, third-person possessive kendalanya)

1. obstacle

   Synonyms: halangan, rintangan

2. constraint

Alternative forms

• gendala
• gendala (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• berkendala
• dikendalakan
• mengendalakan
• terkendala

 

Further reading

• “kendala” 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.

Malay

Noun

kendala (Jawi spelling کندالا, plural kendala-kendala, informal 1st possessive kendalaku, 2nd possessive kendalamu, 3rd possessive kendalanya)

1. obstacle; impediment

Descendants

• Indonesian: kendala

Further reading

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