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gedong.

building

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡəˈdoŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ɡəˈdoŋ]Standard-Indonesian

  1. building

    colloquial · uncommon

  2. skyscraper

    colloquial · rare

  3. Balinese style building in the shape of shrinking upwards, thatched with alang-alang or palm fiber

Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from Betawi gedong, from Javanese ꦒꦼꦣꦺꦴꦁ (gedhong, “building”), from Old Javanese gĕḍoṅ (“stone building”). Doublet of gedung.

adj/ˈɡedoŋ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈɡe.dɔŋ]Standard-Indonesian

  1. big

    slang
Where this word comes from

From gede + -ong.

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