listrik
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From older spellings lestrik, lesterik, elestrik, borrowed from Dutch elektriciteit (unusually metathesized into *elestrikiteit), from French électrique, from Latin ēlectricus, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron). Doublet of elektrik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɪstrɪk̚]
- Hyphenation: lis‧trik
Noun
listrik (plural listrik-listrik)
- electricity
- Synonym: elektrik (Standard Malay)
Adjective
listrik (comparative lebih listrik, superlative paling listrik)
Derived terms
- berlistrik
- kelistrikan
- melistriki
- perlistrikan
- listrik dinamis
- listrik nirkabel
- listrik pascabayar
- listrik prabayar
- listrik statis
- listrik udara
Related terms
Descendants
- → Ternate: listrik
Further reading
- “listrik” 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.
Ternate
Etymology
Borrowed from Indonesian listrik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lisˈtɾik]
Noun
listrik
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh, page 30