sandang

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsandaŋ/
• Hyphenation: san‧dang

Etymology 1

From Malay sandang, from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sandaŋ (“wear across the shoulder”).

Noun

sandang (uncountable)

1. shoulder strap
2. synonym of selendang, selempang (“shawl”).

Derived terms

• mempersandangkan
• menyandang
• menyandangkan
• penyandang
• tersandang

 

Etymology 2

Semantic loan from Javanese ꦱꦤ꧀ꦝꦁ (sandhang, “clothing”), from Old Javanese saṇḍaṅ (“nature; clothing”), from Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sandaŋ (“wear across the shoulder”).

Noun

sandang (uncountable)

1. clothing material

Derived terms

• sandangan

 

• sandang gawai
• sandang pangan

 

Further reading

• “sandang” 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.