gedek

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦺꦝꦺꦒ꧀ (gèdhèg, “shook the head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡe.dɛʔ/
• Rhymes: -sa, -a
• Hyphenation: ge‧dek

Verb

gedek

1. to shook the head

Derived terms

• bergedek

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦼꦝꦺꦒ꧀ (gedhèg, “wall from bamboo strip web”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡə.ˈdɛʔ/
• Rhymes: -dɛʔ
• Hyphenation: gê‧dek

Noun

gêdek (plural gedek-gedek, first-person possessive gedekku, second-person possessive gedekmu, third-person possessive gedeknya)

1. wall from bamboo strip web

Derived terms

• bergedek

 

Further reading

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