pesawat terbang
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of pesawat (“machine”) + terbang (“fly”), calque of Dutch vliegtuig (“aeroplane”, literally “to fly + device”). Cognate to Chinese 飛機.
Noun
pesawat terbang
- airplane
- Synonyms: pesawat, kapal terbang
Related terms
- pesawat udara
- kapal udara
Further reading
- “pesawat terbang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
- pesawat terbang on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia id