kadung

See also: kädüng

Dibabawon Manobo

Noun

kadung

1. puppy

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkaduŋ/ [ˈka.dʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -aduŋ
• Syllabification: ka‧dung

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦢꦸꦁ (kadung, “not sufficient”).

Adjective

kadung (comparative lebih kadung, superlative paling kadung)

1. overhasty, premature

   Synonym: telanjur

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Berau Malay [Term?].

Adjective

kadung (comparative lebih kadung, superlative paling kadung)

1. a small tube containing a spool of weft yarn, mounted on a loom

Further reading

• “kadung”, 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