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Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səˈdaŋ/
- Hyphenation: sê‧dang
Etymology 1
From Malay sedang, from Old Javanese sĕḍaṅ, sĕḍĕṅ (“right, appropriate; just, while”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *rɔm (“appropriate, worthy”).
Adjective
sêdang
- (middle of something)
- Of intermediate size, degree, amount etc; medium.
- In the middle of a range; intermediate.
- Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category; average.
- (of sufficient)
- Having sufficient; suitable; fit; proper.
- adequate to what is needed; enough; sufficient
- simple
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Adverb
sêdang
- (auxiliary) Progressive aspect without necessarily a final perspective.
Dia sedang kelaparan- She is starving now
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Etymology 2
From Malay sedang.
Preposition
sêdang
- Synonym of sedangkan
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Malay
Pronunciation
Adjective
sedang (Jawi spelling سدڠ)
- intermediate, medium
- average, mediocre
Preposition
sedang (Jawi spelling سدڠ)
- whereas, as, inasmuch as
Adverb
sedang (Jawi spelling سدڠ)
- in the middle of doing; currently
- Synonym: tengah
Cikgu sedang makan.- The teacher's eating.
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