tendang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tendang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /tənˈdaŋ/ [t̪ənˈdaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: ten‧dang

Verb

têndang (active menendang, passive ditendang)

1. (transitive) to kick:

   Synonym: sepak

   1. to strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg
   2. to make a sharp jerking movement of the leg, as to strike something
   3. to move or push suddenly and violently
   4. (figurative) to dismiss; to expel; to remove from a position

Derived terms

Affixations

• bertendang-tendangan
• bertendangan
• penendang
• penendangan
• tendang-tendang
• tendang-tendangkan
• tendangan
• tendangi
• tendangkan
• tertendang
• tertendang-tendang

Further reading

• “tendang”, 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

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tənˈdaŋ/ [t̪ənˈdaŋ]
• Hyphenation: ten‧dang

Verb

tendang

1. (transitive) to kick

   Synonyms: depak, sepak, terajang

   1. To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
   2. To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.
2. (figurative) to kick out: To eject, dismiss, expel, or forcefully remove (someone or something).

Derived terms

Affixations

• bertendang
• bertendang-tendang
• bertendang-tendangan
• ditendang
• ditendang-tendang
• ditendangkan
• menendang
• menendangkan
• penendang
• tendang-menendang
• tendangan
• tendangkan
• tertendang

Compounds

• tendang duyung
• tendang terajang
• tendang tumit

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tendang (inherited)

Further reading

• "tendang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017