lindung

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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

  1. to conceal; to cover; to provide shelter
    Synonyms: rurubin, umpetin, alingin
  2. to protect
    Synonym: jaga
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Noun

lindung

  1. swamp eel (especially Monopterus albus)
    Synonym: moa
    • c. 1977, Acep S. & Benyamin Sueb, “Mancing Lindung ”, 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

References

  1. ^ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*liduŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
  2. ^ Indonesian vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
  3. ^ Mahdi, W. (2024) “Austroasiatic loanwords in Austronesian languages”, in Wacana, volume 25, number 3, →DOI, pages 381–382

Further reading

  • Chaer, A. (2009) “lindung”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta , revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

lindung (active melindung, passive dilindung)

  1. (intransitive, uncommon) to hide; to shelter
    Synonym: sembunyi
  2. (transitive) to protect

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

lindung (Jawi spelling ليندوڠ)

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

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: lindung (inherited)

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