bordil
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch bordeel (“brothel”), from Middle Dutch bordeel (“brothel; hut, hovel”), from Old French bordel (“hut; brothel”), from Medieval Latin bordellum (“brothel, small hut”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bordɪl/
- Hyphenation: bor‧dil
Noun
bordil (plural bordil-bordil)
- brothel
- Synonym: cakela
Further reading
- “bordil” 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.