angker

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈaŋkər/ [ˈaŋ.kər]
  • Rhymes: -aŋkər
  • Syllabification: ang‧ker

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay اڠکر (angkar, angker, “haunted”), from Javanese ꦲꦁꦏꦼꦂ (angker, “eerie, haunted; irritable”).

Adjective

angker (comparative lebih angker, superlative paling angker)

  1. haunted
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

From Dutch anker, from Middle Dutch anker, from Old Dutch *anker from Latin ancora, from probably Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“corner, hirn”).

Noun

angkêr (plural angker-angker)

  1. anchor: a tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement
    Synonyms: jangkar, sauh

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

angker

  1. romanization of ꦲꦁꦏꦼꦂ
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