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hodeng

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch houding (“attitude”). Cognate with Ambonese Malay hodeng (“macho”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hodəŋ/
  • Rhymes: -əŋ
  • Hyphenation: ho‧deng

Noun

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hodeng

  1. style (of appearance, of dressing); fashion
    • 2006 [1960], Firman Muntaco, “Jaelangkung [Jailangkung]”, in Gambang Jakarte [A Jakartan Ensemble], Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 17:
      Kenape no? Kapan die punye hodeng bole juga! Idungnye mancung, alisnye kereng!
      [Kenapè no? Kapan, diè punyè hodeng bolé juga! Idungnyè mancung, alisnyè kereng!]
      Why not? Like, his style is not bad! His nose is sharp, his eyebrows are thick!

Further reading

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  • Chaer, A. (2009) [1976] “hodeng”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Masup Jakarta, page 159
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