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bandul.

pendulum:

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbandul/Standard-Indonesian[ˈban.dʊl]Standard-Indonesian

  1. pendulum: body suspended from a fixed support

  2. pendulum: a device made of a weight suspended from a pivot so that it can swing freely.

  3. pendulum: a body suspended from a fixed support such that it freely swings back and forth under the influence of gravity.

  4. ballast, weight

  5. swing (a type of hook with the arm more extended)

  6. swing (a type of hook with the arm more extended) a blow that is swung from bottom to top (especially in pencak silat)

  7. crankshaft

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay bandul (“pendulum”), most likely ultimately from Latin pendulus. Doublet of bandol.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.