cerita pendek

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of cerita +‎ pendek, calque of Dutch korte verhaal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃərita pendeʔ/
• Rhymes: -endeʔ, -deʔ, -eʔ
• Hyphenation: ce‧ri‧ta‧pen‧dek

Noun

cerita pendek (first-person possessive cerita pendekku, second-person possessive cerita pendekmu, third-person possessive cerita pendeknya)

1. short story (work of fiction)

Synonyms

• cerpen (acronym)

Further reading

• “cerita pendek” 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

Alternative forms

• cerpen

Etymology

Compound of cerita (“story”) +‎ pendek (“short”). Calque of Dutch korte verhaal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃərita pendek/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃəritə pendeʔ]
• Rhymes: -dek, -ek

Noun

cerita pendek (Jawi spelling چريتا ڤينديق, plural cerita-cerita pendek, informal 1st possessive cerita pendekku, 2nd possessive cerita pendekmu, 3rd possessive cerita pendeknya)

1. short story (work of fiction)

Further reading

• “cerita pendek” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.