cendawan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay cendawan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃənˈdawan/ [t͡ʃənˈda.wan]
• Rhymes: -awan
• Syllabification: cen‧da‧wan

Noun

cêndawan (plural cendawan-cendawan)

1. mushroom

   Synonyms: fungi, fungus, jamur, kulat

2. mildew, mold

   Synonyms: kapang, kulapuk, lapukan, tembatar, tembelok

Alternative forms

• tindawan

Derived terms

Affixations

• bercendawan

Compounds

• cendawan batang
• cendawan bulan
• cendawan telinga

Further reading

• “cendawan”, 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

cendawan

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard, schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃənˈdawan/ [t͡ʃənˈda.wan]
• Rhymes: -awan, -wan, -an
• Hyphenation: cen‧da‧wan

Noun

cendawan (Jawi spelling چنداون, plural cendawan-cendawan or cendawan²)

1. mushroom (fruiting body of a fungus)

   Hypernym: kulat

Descendants

• > Indonesian: cendawan (inherited)

Further reading

• "cendawan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "cendawan" at PRPM first version)