pandang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pandang. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈpandaŋ/ [ˈpan.daŋ]
• Rhymes: -andaŋ
• Syllabification: pan‧dang

Verb

pandang (active memandang, passive dipandang)

1. to look at

   Synonym: pandangi

   Dia suka memandang gadis itu.

   He likes to look at that girl.

Derived terms

• berpandang-pandangan (“to look at each other”)
• berpandangan (“to look at each other; to prejudice, have an opinion”)
• berpemandangan (“having a scenery”)
• pandang-memandang (“to look at each other; to respect each other”)
• pandangan (“view”)
• pandangi (“to look at”)
• pemandang (“looker”)
• pemandangan (“scenery; landscape”)
• sepemandangan (“as far as one can see”)
• terpandang (“respected”)
• (uncommon) terpandang-pandang (“to be imagined”)

• pandang dengar (“audiovisual”)

• (metaphorically) tak pandang bulu (“to be indiscrimate”)

Further reading

• “pandang”, 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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpandaŋ/ [ˈpan.daŋ]
• Rhymes: -daŋ, -aŋ
• Hyphenation: pan‧dang

Verb

pandang (Jawi spelling ڤندڠ)

1. to look; to gaze; to view (to direct one's eyes towards someone or something).

   Synonyms: lihat, renung, tatap

   Dia pandang wajah saya lama-lama.

   He looked at my face for a long time.

   Sila pandang ke hadapan.

   Please look forward.

2. (figuratively) to consider; to regard; to view (to think of someone or something in a particular way).

   Synonym: anggap

   Jangan pandang hina orang miskin.

   Do not regard poor people with contempt.

   Saya pandang dia sebagai kawan baik.

   I consider him as a good friend.

Usage notes

• In formal or written Malay, the active affixed form memandang is much more commonly used in sentences than the bare root word.

Derived terms

Affixations

• berpandang
• berpandangan (“having a view or perspective; to look at each other”)
• dipandang (“to be looked at; to be regarded”)
• dipandangi
• dipandangkan
• memandang (“to look; to gaze; to regard”)
• memandangi
• memandangkan (“considering; keeping in view”)
• pandangan (“view; opinion; gaze; scenery”)
• pemandangan (“scenery; view; landscape”)
• terpandang (“accidentally saw; caught sight of”)

Reduplications

• berpandang-pandangan (“to exchange glances; to look at each other repeatedly”)

Compounds

• pandang bulu
• pandang darat (“landscape; topography”)
• pandang enteng
• pandang hina (“to look down upon”)
• pandang remeh (“to underestimate”)
• pandang rendah (“to look down upon”)
• pandang sebelah mata
• pandang serong (“to view with suspicion; to prejudge”)
• sudut pandang (“point of view; perspective”)
• tembus pandang (“transparent; see-through”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: pandang (inherited)

Further reading

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