sedang

See also: Sedang

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈdaŋ/ [səˈdaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: se‧dang

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay sedang, from Old Javanese sĕḍaṅ, sĕḍĕṅ (“right, appropriate; just, while”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *rɔm (“appropriate, worthy”).

Adjective

sêdang

1. (middle of something)
   1. Of intermediate size, degree, amount etc; medium.
   2. In the middle of a range; intermediate.

      Synonym: menengah

   3. Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category; average.
2. (of sufficient)
   1. Having sufficient; suitable; fit; proper.

      Synonyms: patut, pantas

   2. adequate to what is needed; enough; sufficient

      Synonym: cukup

3. simple

   Synonyms: sederhana, ugahari

Derived terms

• menyedang
• menyedang-nyedang
• menyedang-nyedangkan
• menyedangkan
• sedang-menyedang

Adverb

sêdang

1. (auxiliary) Progressive aspect without necessarily a final perspective.

   Synonym: lagi (colloquial)

   Dia sedang kelaparan

   She is starving now

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay sedang.

Preposition

sêdang

1. Synonym of sedangkan

Derived terms

• sedangkan

Further reading

• “sedang” 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sədaŋ/
• Rhymes: -ədaŋ, -aŋ

Adjective

sedang (Jawi spelling سدڠ)

1. intermediate, medium
2. average, mediocre

Preposition

sedang (Jawi spelling سدڠ)

1. whereas, as, inasmuch as

Adverb

sedang (Jawi spelling سدڠ)

1. in the middle of doing; currently

   Synonym: tengah

   Cikgu sedang makan.

   The teacher's eating.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• kesedangan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• sedangkan

Further reading

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