gedek

See also: Gędek

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦺꦝꦺꦒ꧀ (gèdhèg, “shake the head”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛdɛk/ [ˈɡɛ.dɛk̚]
• Rhymes: -ɛdɛk
• Syllabification: ge‧dek

Verb

gedek

1. to shake the head

Derived terms

• bergedek

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦒꦼꦝꦺꦒ꧀ (gedhèg, “wall from bamboo strip web”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈdɛk/ [ɡəˈdɛk̚]
• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Syllabification: ge‧dek

Noun

gêdek (plural gedek-gedek)

1. wall from bamboo strip web
2. bamboo mat

Derived terms

• bergedek

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Malay (Jambi) [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈdɛk/ [ɡəˈdɛk̚]
• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Syllabification: ge‧dek

Adjective

gedek (comparative lebih gedek, superlative paling gedek)

1. unbalanced (about a kite) because the knot of the string is too low

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Betawi gedeg (“fed up”). Compare to Javanese ꦒꦼꦝꦼꦒ꧀ (gedheg, “disbelief; dirty”), Old Javanese gĕdĕg, gĕḍĕg (“resentment; hate”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡədək/ [ˈɡə.dək̚]
• Rhymes: -ədək
• Syllabification: ge‧dek

Adjective

gedek (comparative lebih gedek, superlative paling gedek)

1. annoyed

   Synonym: kesal

Further reading

• “gedek”, 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
• Yuswardi Saliya; Sugeng Rahardjo; Bambang Panudju; Ismet Darwis; Sri Probo Sudarmo; George The (1978), Daftar Istilah Arsitektur [Glossary of Architecture] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan