gudang

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay gudang, from Tamil கிடங்கு (kiṭaṅku, store room), from Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate of Kannada ಗದಙ್ಗು (gadaṅgu), Malayalam കിടങ്‌ങു (kiṭaṅ‌ṅu).

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Noun

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gudang (first-person possessive gudangku, second-person possessive gudangmu, third-person possessive gudangnya)

  1. A place for storing large amounts of products. In logistics, a place where products go to from the manufacturer before going to the retailer; warehouse.

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Malay

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡudaŋ/ [ˈɡu.daŋ]

Noun

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gudang (Jawi spelling ݢودڠ, plural gudang-gudang, informal 1st possessive gudangku, 2nd possessive gudangmu, 3rd possessive gudangnya)

  1. warehouse

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: gudang
  • Chinese:
    Min Nan: 牛壟牛垄 (gû-lóng)[1]
  • English: godown
    Burmese: ဂိုဒေါင် (guidaung)
  • Macanese: gudám

References

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  1. ^ Salmon Claudine. Malay (and Javanese) Loan-words in Chinese as a Mirror of Cultural Exchanges . In: Archipel, volume 78, 2009. pp. 181-208

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