kumandang

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• kemandang (nonstandard, uncommon)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kumandang, from Javanese ꦏꦸꦩꦤ꧀ꦝꦁ (kumandhang). Cognate withSundanese kamandang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kuˈmandaŋ/ [kuˈman.daŋ]
• Rhymes: -andaŋ
• Syllabification: ku‧man‧dang

Noun

kumandang

1. echo (a reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer)

   Synonyms: gema, gua, (obsolete) sipongang

2. echo (an utterance repeating what has just been said)

Derived terms

• berkumandang
• kumandangkan
• mengumandang
• pengumandang

 

Further reading

• “kumandang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese ꦏꦸꦩꦤ꧀ꦝꦁ (kumandhang). Cognate with Sundanese kamandang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.man.daŋ/

Noun

kumandang (Jawi spelling کومندڠ, plural kumandang-kumandang, informal 1st possessive kumandangku, 2nd possessive kumandangmu, 3rd possessive kumandangnya)

1. echo.

Descendants

• Indonesian: kumandang

Further reading

• “kumandang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.