pencakar langit

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Compound of pencakar (scratcher) +‎ langit (sky), coined by Indonesian linguist Anton Moedardo Moeliono, calque of English skyscraper.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pənˈt͡ʃakar ˈlaŋɪt̚/

Noun

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pencakar langit (first-person possessive pencakar langitku, second-person possessive pencakar langitmu, third-person possessive pencakar langitnya)

  1. (architecture) skyscraper, a very tall building with a large number of floors.

Descendants

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  • Malay: pencakar langit

Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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Compound of pencakar (scratcher) +‎ langit (sky) through Indonesian coining above (as pencakar langit) from English skyscraper.

Noun

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pencakar langit (Jawi spelling ڤنچاکر لاڠيت, plural pencakar-pencakar langit, informal 1st possessive pencakar langitku, 2nd possessive pencakar langitmu, 3rd possessive pencakar langitnya)

  1. skyscraper

Further reading

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