sudut

Etymology

Inherited from Malay sudut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsu.dʊt/
• Rhymes: -dʊt, -ʊt, -t
• Hyphenation: su‧dut

Noun

sudut (plural sudut-sudut)

1. corner

   Synonyms: penjuru, pojok

2. angle:
   1. (geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
   2. (geometry) The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.
   3. A viewpoint; a way of looking at something. The focus of a news story.
3. (navigation, nautical) bearing, direction: The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or between it and that of true north; a heading or direction.

   Synonym: bering (Standard Malay)

4. point of view

Further reading

• “sudut” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.