angkot

Indonesian

Rusted Suzuki Carry Share Taxi(Angkot) in Depok, West Java, Indonesia

Etymology

Blend of angkutan (“transport”) +‎ kota (“city”) ("city transport")

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aŋ.kot]
• Hyphenation: ang‧kot

Noun

angkot (first-person possessive angkotku, second-person possessive angkotmu, third-person possessive angkotnya)

1. (Indonesia, transport) a vehicle or a type of share taxi used as a public transport in Indonesia especially in both urban & rural areas.

Further reading

• “angkot” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Pohnpeian

Alternative forms

• ainkot

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐŋko ̻t/

Noun

angkot

1. a strand of hair or fibers, like sennit or cloth