pedang

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pedang, probably mutation of paraṅ (“rock, crag”), from Proto-Austronesian *-Raŋ (“clanging”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəˈdaŋ/ [pəˈdaŋ]

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• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: pe‧dang

Noun

pêdang (plural pedang-pedang)

1. sword

Derived terms

• berpedang
• memedang

• pedang anggar
• pedang bara
• pedang jenawi
• pedang kehormatan
• pedang samurai
• pedang setiabu

Further reading

• “pedang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Maranao

Noun

pedang

1. sword

   Synonym: miros

References

• Howard P. McKaughan, Batua A. Macaraya (1967), A Maranao Dictionary‎ (overall work in Maranao and English), University of Hawaii Press