karkas
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French carcasse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑrˈkɑs/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: kar‧kas
- Rhymes: -ɑs
Noun
karkas n (plural karkassen, diminutive karkasje n)
- A carcass, the bodily remains of an animal (sometimes including humans).
- (now rare) A wire frame made of metal wire covered in cloth.
Derived terms
- karkasbuis
- karkasmuts
Descendants
- Afrikaans: karkas
- → Indonesian: karkas
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch karkas (“carcass”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kar.kas/
- Hyphenation: kar‧kas
Noun
karkas
- carcass, the body of a slaughtered animal, stripped of unwanted viscera, etc.
Derived terms
- karkas dingin
- karkas layu
- karkas segar
Further reading
- “karkas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.