angkutan kota
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- angkot (acronym)
Etymology
From angkutan (“transport”) + kota (“city”), literally “city transport”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aŋ.kot]
- Hyphenation: ang‧kot
Noun
angkutan kota (plural angkutan-angkutan kota)
- (transport) shared taxi ("a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route once minimally full")
Further reading
- “angkutan kota” 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.