kidung

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦶꦢꦸꦁ (kidung, “poem, song”), from Old Javanese kiduṅ (“poem”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkiduŋ/ [ˈki.dʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -iduŋ
• Syllabification: ki‧dung

Noun

kidung (plural kidung-kidung)

1. poem, poetic work

   Synonym: puisi

2. song

   Synonyms: lagu, nyanyian

3. ballad, chant, lullaby, melody

Derived terms

• berkidung
• dikidungkan
• kekidungan
• kidungan
• mengidung
• mengidungkan

• Kidung Agung
• kidung rohani

Descendants

• → Malay: کيدوڠ (kidung)

Further reading

• “kidung”, 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

Javanese

Romanization

kidung

1. romanization of ꦏꦶꦢꦸꦁ