tenaga kuda
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of tenaga (“power”) + kuda (“horse”), calque of Dutch paardenkracht (“horsepower”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt̪ənaɡa ˈkud̪a]
Noun
- (colloquial) synonym of daya kuda (“horsepower”)
Further reading
- “tenaga kuda” 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.