gardu induk
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of gardu (“post, station”) + induk (“central”, literally “main”), probably influenced by Dutch energiecentrale (“power station”, literally “energy centre”) and Dutch onderstation (“substation”).
Noun
gardu induk (first-person possessive gardu indukku, second-person possessive gardu indukmu, third-person possessive gardu induknya)
- (electricity) substation.
Further reading
- “gardu induk” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.