undak

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈundak/ [ˈun.dak̚]
  • Rhymes: -undak
  • Syllabification: un‧dak

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay اوندق (undak).

Root

undak

  1. headway
Derived terms
  • mengundak

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦸꦤ꧀ꦝꦏ꧀ (undhak, to raise, to rise; to add), from Old Javanese uṇḍak (to rise).

Noun

undak (plural undak-undak)

  1. level, step
  2. step, rung
  3. (geology) terrace

Verb

undak

  1. to climb, to ascend, to mount
  2. to increase, to rise, to go up
  3. to progress, to advance, to make headway

Derived terms

  • berundak
  • berundak-undak
  • undak-undakan
  • undakan
  • undak usuk

Descendants

  • Malay: اوندق (undak)

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