cerita pendek
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Compound of cerita + pendek, calque of Dutch korte verhaal.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cerita pendek (first-person possessive cerita pendekku, second-person possessive cerita pendekmu, third-person possessive cerita pendeknya)
- short story (work of fiction)
Synonyms edit
- cerpen (acronym)
Further reading edit
- “cerita pendek” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Compound of cerita (“story”) + pendek (“short”). Calque of Dutch korte verhaal.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cerita pendek (Jawi spelling چريتا ڤينديق, plural cerita-cerita pendek, informal 1st possessive cerita pendekku, 2nd possessive cerita pendekmu, 3rd possessive cerita pendeknya)
- short story (work of fiction)
Further reading edit
- “cerita pendek” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.