kandung

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kandung, probably from Proto-Austroasiatic (compare Proto-Katuic *kduŋ (“bag, pocket”)). Doublet of kantong.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkandʊŋ/
• Rhymes: -dʊŋ, -ʊŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: kan‧dung

Noun

kandung (plural kandung-kandung, first-person possessive kandungku, second-person possessive kandungmu, third-person possessive kandungnya)

1. pocket; bag, pouch.

   Synonym: kantung

2. Apocopic form of kandungan (“uterus, womb”)

Derived terms

• berkandung
• berkandungan
• dikandung
• kandungan
• keterkandungan
• mengandung
• mengandungi
• pengandung
• terkandung

 

• kandung air mata
• kandung empedu
• kandung kemih
• kandung kencing

 

Further reading

• “kandung” 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.

Kapampangan

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Tagalog kandong.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈduŋ/ [kənˈduŋ]
• Hyphenation: kan‧dung

Noun

kandung

1. act of carrying something or someone on one's lap (such as of a child)

Adjective

kandung

1. carried on one's lap (such as of a child)

Derived terms

• kandungan
• makakandung

 

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanduŋ/

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -uŋ

Noun

kandung (Jawi spelling کاندوڠ, plural kandung-kandung, informal 1st possessive kandungku, 2nd possessive kandungmu, 3rd possessive kandungnya)

1. (anatomy) Womb, uterus

Synonyms

• kandungan
• peranakan
• rahim
• uterus

Adjective

kandung (Jawi spelling کاندوڠ)

1. biological (related by consanguinity)

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun kandung

• kandungan
• mengandung

See also

• angkat

Further reading

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