sedang

• IPA^(key): /səˈdaŋ/
• Hyphenation: sê‧dang

From Malay sedang, from Old Javanese sĕḍaṅ, sĕḍĕṅ (“right, appropriate; just, while”), probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *rɔm (“appropriate, worthy”).

sêdang

1. (middle of something)
   1. Of intermediate size, degree, amount etc; medium.
   2. In the middle of a range; intermediate.
   3. Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category; average.
2. (of sufficient)
   1. Having sufficient; suitable; fit; proper.
   2. adequate to what is needed; enough; sufficient
3. simple

• (intermediate): menengah
• (suitable): patut, pantas
• (sufficient): cukup
• (simple): sederhana, ugahari

• menyedang
• menyedang-nyedang
• menyedang-nyedangkan
• menyedangkan
• sedang-menyedang

sêdang

1. (auxiliary) Progressive aspect without necessarily a final perspective.

   Dia sedang kelaparan

   She is starving now

• baru saja
• lagi (colloquial)
• masih
• pada (colloquial)

From Malay sedang.

sêdang

1. Synonym of sedangkan

• sedangkan

• “sedang” 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.

• IPA^(key): /sədaŋ/
• Rhymes: -ədaŋ, -aŋ

sedang (Jawi spelling سدڠ)

1. intermediate, medium
2. average, mediocre

sedang (Jawi spelling سدڠ)

1. whereas, as, inasmuch as

sedang (Jawi spelling سدڠ)

1. in the middle of doing; currently

   Synonym: tengah

   Cikgu sedang makan.

   The teacher's eating.

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