berkedut

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bərkəˈdut/ [bər.kəˈdʊt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ut
• Syllabification: ber‧ke‧dut

Etymology 1

Affixation of ber- +‎ kedut (“fold, crease, wrinkle”).

Verb

berkedut

1. folded (in an uneven way); wrinkled (of skin, fabric and such); crumpled (paper and so on)
2. shabby (clothes and so on)

   Bajunya sudah berkedut

   Her blouse is (already) shabby.

Etymology 2

Affixation of ber- +‎ kedut (“twitch”).

Verb

berkedut

1. twitch; to move by pulling the tendon.

   Matanya berkedut.

   His eye was twitching

Further reading

• “berkedut”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of ber- +‎ kedut.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /bə(r)kəˈdot/ [bə(r).kəˈdot̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ot

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /bərkəˈdut/ [bər.kəˈdut̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ut
• Hyphenation: ber‧ke‧dut

Verb

berkedut (Jawi spelling برکدوت)

1. (intransitive) To have creases or folds (of fabric, paper, or the skin).

   skirt berkedut ― folded (pleated) skirt

Further reading

• "berkedut" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017