anak tangga

From anak (“child”) +‎ tangga (“stair; ladder”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌanaʔ ˈtaŋɡa/ [ˌa.naʔ ˈt̪aŋ.ɡa]
• Syllabification: a‧nak tang‧ga

anak tangga

1. round, rung (a crosspiece forming a step of a ladder)

• “anak tangga” 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.

Compound of anak (“child”) +‎ tangga (“stair; ladder”). Literally, “stair's child”.

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈanak ˈtaŋɡa/ [ˈa.naʔ ˈt̪aŋ.ɡa]
  • Rhymes: -aŋɡa

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈanak ˈtaŋɡə/ [ˈa.naʔ ˈt̪aŋ.ɡə]
  • Rhymes: -aŋɡə
• Hyphenation: a‧nak tang‧ga

anak tangga (plural anak-anak tangga)

1. step (of ladders, stairs)

   Hypernym: pemijak

   1. round, rung (a crosspiece forming a step of a ladder)
   2. tread (stairway's walking surface on which the foot is placed)
2. ranking (one’s relative placement in a list)

• “anak tangga” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.