undang-undang
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduplication of undang, inherited from Malay undang-undang, from Classical Malay undang. Semantic loan from Dutch ordonnantie for legal regulation sense.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]undang-undang (first-person possessive undang-undangku, second-person possessive undang-undangmu, third-person possessive undang-undangnya)
- (law) legislation: law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body.
- act of parliament: a law which has received assent (royal, presidential or gubernatorial) after having been passed by the houses (or house) of a parliament.
- Synonym: akta parlimen (Standard Malay)
- act of parliament: a law which has received assent (royal, presidential or gubernatorial) after having been passed by the houses (or house) of a parliament.
- plural of undang (rare) law:
- Synonym: hukum
- a binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way.
- rule.
Usage notes
[edit]The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay undang-undang.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “undang-undang” 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.
Malay
[edit]Noun
[edit]undang-undang (Jawi spelling اوندڠ٢, plural banyak undang-undang, informal 1st possessive undang-undangku, 2nd possessive undang-undangmu, 3rd possessive undang-undangnya)
Usage notes
[edit]The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian undang-undang.
Further reading
[edit]- “undang-undang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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