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pondok.

bungalow; cottage; lodge: a building for short-term stay

6 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpondoʔ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈpon.dɔʔ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. bungalow; cottage; lodge: a building for short-term stay

  2. cabin, shed, hut, hovel

    Jakarta
  3. home: one's humble abode

  4. ellipsis of pondok pesantren (“an Islamic boarding school, primarily teaching Islam and the Qur'an, similar to other Islamic educational institutions, such as madrasah and maktab”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-) Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Ancient Greek δοκ- (dok-) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon) Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon)bor. Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq)bor. Malay pondok Indonesian pondok Inherited from Malay pondok, borrowed from Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq), borrowed from Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon), from πᾰν- (păn-, “all, every”) + δοκ- (dok-, o-grade of the stem of δέχομαι (dékhomai, “to receive”)) + -εῖον (-eîon).

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