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)
- 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.
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)
- short story (work of fiction)
- Alternative form of cerpen