sedang

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay sedang.

Adjective

sedang (plural sedang-sedang)

1. (middle of something)
   1. Of intermediate size, degree, amount etc; medium.
   2. In the middle of a range; intermediate.
   3. Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category; average.
2. (of sufficient)
   1. Having sufficient; suitable; fit; proper.
   2. adequate to what is needed; enough; sufficient
3. simple

Synonyms

• (intermediate): menengah
• (suitable): patut, pantas
• (sufficient): cukup
• (simple): sederhana, ugahari

Derived terms

• menyedang
• menyedang-nyedang
• menyedang-nyedangkan
• menyedangkan
• sedang-menyedang

Etymology 2

From Malay sedang.

Verb

sedang

1. (auxiliary) Progressive aspect without necessarily a final perspective.

   Dia sedang kelaparan

   She is starving now

Synonyms

• baru saja
• lagi (colloquial)
• masih
• pada (colloquial)

Etymology 3

From Malay sedang.

Preposition

1. Synonym of sedangkan

Derived terms

• sedangkan

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Malay

Adjective

sedang (Jawi spelling سدڠ‎, plural sedang-sedang)

1. intermediate, medium
2. average, mediocre

Verb

sedang (Jawi spelling سدڠ‎)

1. (auxiliary) Progressive aspect without necessarily a final perspective.

Preposition

sedang (Jawi spelling سدڠ‎)

1. in the midst of, during, while
2. whereas, as, inasmuch as

Derived terms

• sedangkan

Further reading

• “sedang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.