pesawat

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed peng- +‎ sawat (rope), inherited from Malay pesawat, from Classical Malay pesawat (rope). Semantic loan from English airplane for engineering sense (compare to Hindi विमान (vimān, airplane, aircraft, airliner, jet), Tamil விமானம் (vimāṉam, airplane; the mount or vehicle of a god), Sanskrit विमान (vimāna, airplane, aircraft; a car or chariot of the gods, any mythical self-moving aerial car, literally measure).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəˈsawat/ [pəˈsa.wat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -awat
  • Syllabification: pe‧sa‧wat

Noun

pêsawat (plural pesawat-pesawat)

  1. (physics) machine
    Synonyms: jentera, mesin, sawat
  2. ellipsis of pesawat terbang (airplane)
  3. rope
    Synonym: tali

Derived terms

  • berpesawat
compound words

Further reading