sepeda motor
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of sepeda (“bicycle”) + motor (“motor”), calque of Dutch motorfiets (“motorcycle”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˌpɛda ˈmotor/ [səˌpɛ.da ˈmo.t̪ɔr]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -otor
- Syllabification: se‧pe‧da mo‧tor
Noun
sêpèda motor (plural sepeda-sepeda motor)
Synonyms
- motosikal (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Further reading
- “sepeda motor” 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.