kardus
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch kardoes, from Middle French cartouche, Italian cartoccio, derived from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, paper”). Doublet of kartel, karton, kartu, katrij, kartrid, and kertas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkardʊs]
- Hyphenation: kar‧dus
Noun
kardus (first-person possessive kardusku, second-person possessive kardusmu, third-person possessive kardusnya)
- A kind of thick paper.
Synonyms
- kadbod (Standard Malay)
- karton
- kerdus
Further reading
- “kardus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.