kotak kontak
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of kotak (“box”) + kontak (“contact”), partial calque of Dutch contactdoos (“electrical socket”).
Noun
kotak kontak (plural kotak-kotak kontak)
- (electrical engineering) electrical socket, electrical outlet, power point, wall plug
Synonyms
- mata kuasa (Standard Malay)
- mata soket (Standard Malay)
- stopkontak
- soket
- soket dinding (Standard Malay)
Hypernyms
Further reading
- “kotak kontak” 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.