gedong

gedong

1. Romanization of ᬕᭂᬤᭀᬂ.

Learned borrowing from Javanese ꦒꦼꦣꦺꦴꦁ (gedhong, “building”), from Old Javanese gĕḍoṅ (“stone building”).

• IPA^(key): /ɡə.ˈdɔŋ/
• Hyphenation: ge‧dong

gedong

1. building, skyscraper

   Tu gedong kapan dibangun yè?

   When was that building, built?

• → Indonesian: gedong

Unadapted borrowing from Betawi gedong, from Javanese ꦒꦼꦣꦺꦴꦁ (gedhong, “building”), from Old Javanese gĕḍoṅ (“stone building”). Doublet of gedung.

• IPA^(key): [ɡəˈdɔŋ]

gêdong (plural gedong-gedong, first-person possessive gedongku, second-person possessive gedongmu, third-person possessive gedongnya)

1. (colloquial) building

   Synonyms: bangunan, gedung

2. (colloquial) skyscraper

   Synonyms: gedung pencakar langit, pencakar langit

3. Balinese style building in the shape of shrinking upwards, thatched with alang-alang or palm fiber.

• gudang (“warehouse”)

From gede +‎ -ong.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɛdɔŋ]

gèdong

1. (gay slang) big

   Synonyms: gede, agung, besar

• “gedong” 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.

Ultimately from Old Sundanese gĕḍoṅ (“stone building”).

gedong

1. building, skyscraper