cerita pendek

cerita pendek

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of cerita +‎ pendek, calque of Dutch korte verhaal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃərita pendeʔ/
• Rhymes: -endeʔ, -deʔ, -eʔ
• Hyphenation: ce‧ri‧ta‧pen‧dek

Noun

cerita pendek (first-person possessive cerita pendekku, second-person possessive cerita pendekmu, third-person possessive cerita pendeknya)

1. short story (work of fiction)

Synonyms

• cerpen (acronym)

Further reading

• “cerita pendek” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Alternative forms

• cerpen

Etymology

cerita (“story”) +‎ pendek (“short”). Calque of Dutch korte verhaal.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəritə pendeʔ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃərita pendɪʔ/
• Rhymes: -endeʔ, -deʔ, -eʔ

Noun

cerita pendek (plural cerita-cerita pendek)

1. short story (work of fiction)

• Alternative form of cerpen