dayung

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay dayung. Cognate with Old Javanese rayuṅ, dayuṅ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈda.jʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -jʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: da‧yung

Noun

dayung

1. paddle (a to two-handed implement consisting of a shaft with one or two blades attached to the end(s) used to propel a canoe, kayak or a small boat. A paddle is unattached to the boat and freely operated with the hands, compared with an oar which is attached to the boat at a pivot point)
2. a sport where the activity is paddling a boat
3. (uncommon) pedal (a lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano)

   Synonym: pedal

4. (ichthyology, uncommon) pectoral fin (either of two fins located on each side of a fish just behind the head)

   Synonym: sirip dada

Verb

dayung (active mendayung, passive didayung, perfective passive terdayung)

1. (transitive or intransitive) to paddle (to propel something through water with a paddle)
2. (only and always conjugated with "meng-", intransitive, obsolete) to cycle (to ride a bicycle)

   Synonym: bersepeda

Derived terms

• berdayung
• dayung-mayung
• dayungkan
• pedayung
• pendayung
• pendayungan

 

Further reading

• “dayung” 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

dayung

1. paddle