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pondok

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A crudely-built hut in parts of Asia.

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh2- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph2énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-) Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Ancient Greek δοκ- (dok-) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon) Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon)bor. Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq)bor. Malay pondokbor. English pondok Borrowed from Malay pondok, borrowed from Arabic فُنْدُق (funduq), borrowed from Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon), from πᾰν- (păn-, “all, every”) + δοκ- (dok-, o-grade of the stem of δέχομαι (dékhomai, “to receive”)) + -εῖον (-eîon).