gudang

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay gudang, from Tamil கிடங்கு (kiṭaṅku, store room), from Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate of Kannada ಗದಙ್ಗು (gadaṅgu), Malayalam കിടങ്‌ങു (kiṭaṅ‌ṅu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡudaŋ/
  • Rhymes: -udaŋ, -daŋ, -aŋ

Noun

gudang (first-person possessive gudangku, second-person possessive gudangmu, third-person possessive gudangnya)

  1. A place for storing large amounts of products. In logistics, a place where products go to from the manufacturer before going to the retailer; warehouse.

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Malay

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡudaŋ/, [ˈɡu.daŋ]

Noun

gudang (Jawi spelling ݢودڠ, plural gudang-gudang, informal 1st possessive gudangku, 2nd possessive gudangmu, 3rd possessive gudangnya)

  1. warehouse

Descendants

  • Indonesian: gudang
  • Chinese:
    Min Nan: 牛壟牛垄 (gû-lóng)[1]
  • English: godown
    Burmese: ဂိုဒေါင် (guidaung)
  • Macanese: gudám

References

  1. Salmon Claudine. Malay (and Javanese) Loan-words in Chinese as a Mirror of Cultural Exchanges . In: Archipel, volume 78, 2009. pp. 181-208

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