kudus

See also: kudús and Kudüs

English

Noun

kudus

1. plural of kudu

Iban

Etymology

From Malay kudus from Arabic قُدُس (qudus).

Adjective

kudus

1. holy

Derived terms

• Roh Kudus

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kudus, from Arabic قُدُس (qudus).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkudus/ [ˈku.dʊs]
• Rhymes: -udus
• Syllabification: ku‧dus

Adjective

kudus (comparative lebih kudus, superlative paling kudus)

1. holy; sacred

   Synonyms: keramat, murni, suci

Derived terms

• menguduskan (“to make sacred, to consecrate”)
• pengudusan (“consecration (process, act)”)
• kekudusan (“consecration (condition, state)”)
• Roh Kudus (“Holy Spirit”)

Further reading

• “kudus” 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

Etymology

From Arabic قُدُس (qudus).

Adjective

kudus (Jawi spelling قدوس)

1. holy; sacred

   Synonym: suci

2. pure; clean

   Synonyms: murni, suci

Usage notes

Christian literature and terminology describing the sense of holy and sacred tends to use kudus influenced by the use of Hebrew קָדוֹשׁ (qɔḏoš) or קודש / קֹדֶשׁ (qṓḏeš) (incl. names of churches e.g. Katedral Hati Kudus Yesus); whereas Muslim literature tends to use suci.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pengudusan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• kekudusan [passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (ke- + -an)
• menguduskan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• Roh Kudus

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “قدوس koedoes”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 70
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “قدوس kudus”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 489
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kudus”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 619

Further reading

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