dongkrak
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch dommekracht, from Middle Low German dumkraft.[1] Compare with German daumkraft, Swedish domkraft, Danish donkraft.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɔŋkrak̚/
- Rhymes: -krak, -rak, -ak, -k
- Hyphenation: dong‧krak
Noun
dongkrak (plural dongkrak-dongkrak, first-person possessive dongkrakku, second-person possessive dongkrakmu, third-person possessive dongkraknya)
- jack: A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre.
- Synonym: jék (Standard Malay)
Derived terms
- mendongkrak
- pendongkrak
- pendongkrakan
- terdongkrak
- dongkrak ulir
References
- Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd, Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, OCLC 687330964
Further reading
- “dongkrak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.