kendali

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kendali, from Javanese ꦏꦼꦤ꧀ꦝꦭꦶ (kendhali), from Old Javanese kuṇḍali, from Sanskrit कुण्डल (kuṇḍala, “ear-ring, rope, tie”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kənˈd̪ali]
• Hyphenation: kên‧da‧li

Noun

kêndali (first-person possessive kendaliku, second-person possessive kendalimu, third-person possessive kendalinya)

1. rein: a strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, animal or young child.

   Synonym: kekang

2. control

   Hilang kendali. ― Lost control.

Derived terms

• dikendalikan
• mengendalikan
• pengendali
• pengendalian
• terkendali

 

• rekayasa kendali
• sistem kendali
• teknik kendali

 

Further reading

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