candu
See also: cãndu, cándú, and cǎndú
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay candu, from Tamil சாந்து (cāntu, “mortar, plaster; powder”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃandu]
- Hyphenation: can‧du
Noun
candu (plural candu-candu, first-person possessive canduku, second-person possessive candumu, third-person possessive candunya)
- opium: a yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.
- opium poppy: Papaver somniferum, the species of plant from which opium and poppy seeds are extracted.
- tar: a black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.
- Synonym: tar
- (figuratively) hobby
- Synonym: kegemaran
Synonyms
- apiun
- madat
- opium
Affixed terms
- kecanduan
- mencandu
- mencandui
- mencandukan
- pecandu
- pencandu
- percanduan
Further reading
- “candu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
candu
- Romanization of ꦕꦤ꧀ꦢꦸ.
Malay
Etymology
From Tamil சாந்து (cāntu, “mortar, plaster; powder”).
Noun
candu (Jawi spelling چندو, plural candu-candu, informal 1st possessive canduku, 2nd possessive candumu, 3rd possessive candunya)
- opium (drug from opium poppy)
Descendants
- Indonesian: candu
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: चंडु (caṇḍu, “opium”)
- → Javanese: ꦕꦤ꧀ꦢꦸ (candu, “opium”)
- → Tamil: சண்டு (caṇṭu, “opium”)
Further reading
- “candu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Old Javanese
Etymology
From Tamil சாந்து (cāntu, “mortar, plaster; powder”). Compare to Javanese ꦕꦤ꧀ꦢꦸ (candu, “opium, tar”).
Noun
candu
- a kind of unguent, a kind of dye.
Sassarese
Alternative forms
- cand' (apocopic, found before a vowel sound)
Etymology
From Latin quandō (“when”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkandu/
Adverb
candu
- when
- Candu ischumenza l'ippittàcuru? ― When does the show start?
- 1866, Luigi Luciano Bonaparte, “Cap. ⅩⅩⅣ [Chapter 24]”, in Il Vangelo di S. Matteo volgarizzato in dialetto sardo sassarese, London, section 3, page 96:
- Dizzi, candu hani a accadì chilti cosi?
- Tell us, when will these things happen?
Conjunction
candu
- when
- Veni candu voi ― Come whenever you want (literally, “Come when you want”)
- 1866, Luigi Luciano Bonaparte, “Cap. Ⅴ [Chapter 5]”, in Il Vangelo di S. Matteo volgarizzato in dialetto sardo sassarese, London, section 11, page 13:
- Biaddi seddi, candu v'hani a maladizì
- Blessed are you, when they will curse you
- 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Paràuri [Words]”, in La poesia di l'althri, Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 11:
- S’isciogliaristhia i lu matessi tempu ¶ lu muntoni trimendu di l’ammenti ¶ cument’e nèbi candu v’è lu sòri.
- At the same time, the dreadful heap of memories would melt like snow when the sun is there.
References
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes