lindung

Betawi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /linduŋ/
• Rhymes: -uŋ
• Hyphenation: lin‧dung

Etymology 1

Inherited from Classical Malay lindung, from Proto-Malayic *linduŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liduŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *liduŋ (“shelter, cover, protection; shade”).

Noun

lindung

1. hiding place; shade; shelter

Verb

lindung (active ngelindung, passive dilindung)

1. to conceal; to cover; to provide shelter

   Synonyms: rurubin, umpetin, alingin

2. to protect

   Synonym: jaga

Derived terms

• kelindung
• lindungan
• lindungin

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Balinese ᬮᬶᬦ᭄ᬤᬸᬂ (lindung, “swamp eel”), ultimately from Proto-Austroasiatic *lnduŋ, *nduŋ, *ʔnduŋ (“eel”), through one of its descendants.

Noun

lindung

1. swamp eel (especially Monopterus albus)

   Synonym: moa

   • c. 1977, Acep S. & Benyamin Sueb, “Mancing Lindung [Fishing for Swamp Eels]”, in Gambang Kromong Naga Mustika, performed by Benyamin Sueb & Herlina Effendi, track A1:

     Mancing lindung paké kodok / Mancingnyè di pinggir kali

     Fishing for swamp eels with frogs / Fishing on the riverbank

Descendants

• → Indonesian: lindung

Further reading

• Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “lindung”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlinduŋ/ [ˈlin.dʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -induŋ
• Syllabification: lin‧dung

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay lindung, from Proto-Austronesian *liduŋ (“shelter, cover, protection; shade”).

Verb

lindung

1. (intransitive, uncommon) to hide; to shelter

   Synonym: sembunyi

2. (transitive) to protect

Derived terms

• berlindung
• kelindungan
• lindungan
• melindungi
• melindungkan
• memperlindungi
• pelindung
• pelindungan
• perlindungan
• terlindung
• terlindungi

• lindung angin
• lindung nilai

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Betawi lindung (“swamp eel”), from Balinese ᬮᬶᬦ᭄ᬤᬸᬂ (lindung, “swamp eel”), ultimately from Proto-Austroasiatic *lnduŋ, *nduŋ, *ʔnduŋ (“eel”), through one of its descendants.

Noun

lindung (plural lindung-lindung)

1. eel

   Synonyms: belut, gateng, gatet, mua, sidat, uling

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Javanese lindhung (“refugee”), from Old Javanese liṇḍuṅ (“hiding-place, cover”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *liduŋ, from Proto-Austronesian *liduŋ (“shelter, cover, protection; shade”).

Noun

lindung (plural lindung-lindung)

1. villagers who do not own land and only have a house with a yard

Further reading

• “lindung”, 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

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *liduŋ (“shelter, cover, protection; shade”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor) IPA^(key): /ˈlindoŋ/ [ˈlin.doŋ]
  • Rhymes: -indoŋ, -oŋ

• (Literary Standard, Northern Peninsular) IPA^(key): /ˈlinduŋ/ [ˈlin.duŋ]
  • Rhymes: -induŋ, -uŋ
• Hyphenation: lin‧dung

Verb

lindung (Jawi spelling ليندوڠ)

1. to hide; to take shelter
2. to protect; to defend

Descendants

• > Indonesian: lindung (inherited)

Further reading

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