spaten
Indonesian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈspatən/ [ˈspa.t̪ən]
- Rhymes: -atən
- Syllabification: spa‧ten
Noun
spaten (plural spaten-spaten)
- (rail transport) rail bending due to expansion
Further reading
- “spaten” 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.