pencakar langit

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of pencakar (“scratcher”) +‎ langit (“sky”), coined by Indonesian linguist Anton Moedardo Moeliono, calque of English skyscraper.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pənˈt͡ʃakar ˈlaŋɪt̚/

Noun

pencakar langit (plural pencakar-pencakar langit)

  1. (architecture) skyscraper, a very tall building with a large number of floors

Descendants

  • → Malay: pencakar langit

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Compound of pencakar (“scratcher”) +‎ langit (“sky”) through Indonesian coining above (as pencakar langit) from English skyscraper.

Noun

pencakar langit (Jawi spelling ڤنچاکر لاڠيت, plural pencakar-pencakar langit)

  1. skyscraper

Further reading

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