kendala
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kendala (Standard Malay gendala), from Sanskrit कन्दल (kandala).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kənˈdala/
- Rhymes: -la, -a
- Hyphenation: kên‧da‧la
Noun
kêndala (plural kendala-kendala, first-person possessive kendalaku, second-person possessive kendalamu, third-person possessive kendalanya)
- obstacle
- Synonyms: halangan, rintangan
- constraint
Alternative forms
- gendala
- gendala (Standard Malay)
Derived terms
- berkendala
- dikendalakan
- mengendalakan
- terkendala
Further reading
- “kendala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Noun
kendala (Jawi spelling کندالا, plural kendala-kendala, informal 1st possessive kendalaku, 2nd possessive kendalamu, 3rd possessive kendalanya)
- obstacle; impediment
Descendants
- Indonesian: kendala
Further reading
- “kendala” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.