gadungan
Indonesian
Etymology
From gadung + -an. Gadung looks like lesser yam, appears to safe to eat although it's poisonous.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡaˈduŋan/ [ɡaˈdu.ŋan]
- Rhymes: -uŋan
- Syllabification: ga‧du‧ngan
Adjective
gadungan
- fake, false, fraudulent
- Synonym: palsu
- make-believe, shapeshift
- Synonym: jadi-jadian
Further reading
- “gadungan” 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.