mercusuar
Indonesian
Etymology
mercu + suar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mərt͡ʃuˈsuar]
- Hyphenation: mêr‧cu‧su‧ar
Noun
mercusuar (plural mercusuar-mercusuar, first-person possessive mercusuarku, second-person possessive mercusuarmu, third-person possessive mercusuarnya)
- lighthouse.
- Synonyms: menara api, menara suar
- (figuratively) monumental and prestigious project, specifically vanity project.
Affixed terms
- kemercusuaran
Further reading
- “mercusuar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.