cadang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay cadang and borrowed from Javanese ꦕꦝꦁ (cadhang).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃa.daŋ/
• Rhymes: -daŋ, -aŋ, -ŋ
• Hyphenation: ca‧dang

Noun

cadang (plural cadang-cadang, first-person possessive cadangku, second-person possessive cadangmu, third-person possessive cadangnya)

1. Alternative spelling of cadangan (“reserve, spare”)
2. wedding gift from the groom's parents

Derived terms

• bercadang
• cadangan
• dicadangkan
• mencadangkan
• pencadang
• pencadangan
• percadangan

 

Further reading

• “cadang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃadaŋ/
• Rhymes: -adaŋ, -daŋ, -aŋ

Verb

cadang (Jawi spelling چادڠ)

1. to suggest (ask for without demanding)

Derived terms

• cadangan

Descendants

• Indonesian: cadang

Further reading

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