undang-undang

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Reduplication of undang, from inherited from Malay undang-undang, from Classical Malay undang. Semantic loan from Dutch wet for legal regulation sense. Semantic loan from Dutch ordonnantie for legal regulation sense. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʊn.daŋˈʊn.daŋ] === Noun === undang-undang (plural undang-undang) (law) legislation: law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body Synonyms: aturan, legislasi, peraturan, perundang-undangan, reglemen, regulasi act of parliament: a law which has received assent (royal, presidential or gubernatorial) after having been passed by the houses (or house) of a parliament Synonym: akta parlimen (Standard Malay) (rare) plural of undang (“law”): Synonym: hukum a binding regulation or custom established in a community in this way rule ==== Usage notes ==== The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay undang-undang. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “undang-undang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === Reduplication of undang. === Pronunciation === (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˌundaŋ ˈundaŋ/ [ˌun.daŋ ˈun.daŋ] Rhymes: -undaŋ Hyphenation: un‧dang-un‧dang === Noun === undang-undang (Jawi spelling اوندڠ٢, plural banyak undang-undang) plural of undang (“law”) (the body of binding rules and regulations) ==== Usage notes ==== The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian undang-undang. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === "undang-undang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017