pencakar langit
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of pencakar (“scratcher”) + langit (“sky”), coined by Indonesian linguist Anton Moedardo Moeliono, calque of English skyscraper.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pənˈt͡ʃakar ˈlaŋɪt̚/
Noun
pencakar langit (first-person possessive pencakar langitku, second-person possessive pencakar langitmu, third-person possessive pencakar langitnya)
- (architecture) skyscraper, a very tall building with a large number of floors.
Descendants
- → Malay: pencakar langit
Further reading
- “pencakar langit” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Compound of pencakar (“scratcher”) + langit (“sky”) through Indonesian coining above (as pencakar langit) from English skyscraper.
Noun
pencakar langit (Jawi spelling ڤنچاکر لاڠيت, plural pencakar-pencakar langit, informal 1st possessive pencakar langitku, 2nd possessive pencakar langitmu, 3rd possessive pencakar langitnya)
- skyscraper
Further reading
- “pencakar langit” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.