kemudi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kemudi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)udəhi, equivalent to ke- +‎ mudi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈmudi/, [kəˈmu.di]
• Hyphenation: kê‧mu‧di

Noun

kemudi (first-person possessive kemudiku, second-person possessive kemudimu, third-person possessive kemudinya)

1. steering

   Synonym: setir

   Dia menghentikan kendaraannya dan melepas kedua tangannya dari kemudi. ― He stopped his vehicle and [then] took his hands off the steering.

Derived terms

• berkemudi
• mengemudikan
• pengemudi
• pramudi

 

Compounds

• kemudi bundar
• kemudi cawat
• kemudi haluan
• kemudi sepak

 

Further reading

• “kemudi” 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

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *udəhi. Doublet of kemudian and udi. Cognate with Urak Lawoi' เกอมูดี (kemudi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəmudi/
• Rhymes: -di, -i
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [kəˈmu.di]

Noun

kemudi (Jawi spelling کمودي, plural kemudi-kemudi, informal 1st possessive kemudiku, 2nd possessive kemudimu, 3rd possessive kemudinya)

1. steering; helm (of ship, boat, etc.)
2. rudder

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• kemudi bundar
• kemudi cawat
• kemudi sepak
• bam kemudi
• celaga kemudi
• kapal kemudi
• tangan kemudi

Descendants

• Indonesian: kemudi

Verb

kemudi (Jawi spelling کمودي)

1. to steer

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pengemudi [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• mengemudi [agent focus] (meN-)
• mengemudikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dikemudi [patient focus] (di-)
• dikemudikan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• berkemudi [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: kemudi

Further reading

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