lindung

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay lindung, from Proto-Austronesian *liduŋ (“shelter, cover, protection; shade”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlinduŋ/ [ˈlin.dʊŋ]
• Rhymes: -induŋ
• Syllabification: lin‧dung

Verb

lindung

1. to hide; to shelter

   Synonym: sebunyi

2. to protect

Conjugation

Conjugation of lindung (ber-, intransitive)
Root	lindung
	Active	Involuntary	Passive	Basic / Imperative	Emphatic / Jussive
Active	berlindung	terlindung	dilindung	lindung	lindunglah
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	melindungkan	terlindungkan	dilindungkan	lindungkan	lindungkanlah
	Causative
Active	–	–	–	–	–
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	memperlindungkan	terperlindungkan	diperlindungkan	perlindungkan	perlindungkanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Conjugation of lindung (meng-, intransitive)
Root	lindung
	Active	Involuntary	Passive	Basic / Imperative	Emphatic / Jussive
Active	–	–	–	–	–
Locative	melindungi	terlindungi	dilindungi	lindungi	lindungilah
Causative / Applicative1	melindungkan	terlindungkan	dilindungkan	lindungkan	lindungkanlah
	Causative
Active	–	–	–	–	–
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	–	–	–	–	–
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

• berlindung
• kelindungan
• lindungan
• melindungi
• melindungkan
• memperlindungi
• pelindung
• pelindungan
• perlindungan
• terlindung
• terlindungi

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *liduŋ (“shelter, cover, protection; shade”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor) IPA^(key): /ˈlindoŋ/ [ˈlin.doŋ]

• (Penang, Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈlinduŋ/ [ˈlin.duŋ]

Verb

lindung (Jawi spelling ليندوڠ)

1. to hide; to take shelter
2. to protect; to defend

Descendants

• Indonesian: lindung

Further reading

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