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.
- (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)
- law (the body of binding rules and regulations)
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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