catatan kaki
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of catatan + kaki, calque of Dutch voetnoot.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˌtatan ˈkaki/ [t͡ʃaˌt̪a.t̪an ˈka.ki]
- Syllabification: ca‧ta‧tan ka‧ki
Noun
catatan kaki (plural catatan-catatan kaki)
- footnote: A short piece of text, often numbered, placed at the bottom of a printed page, that adds a comment, citation, reference etc, to a designated part of the main text
- Synonym: nota kaki (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “catatan kaki” 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.