kereta api

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kereta (car; carriage) + api (fire), from Malay kereta api, probably calque of Chinese 火車火车 (huǒchē, “train”, literally “fire + car”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kəˈrɛt̪a ˈapi]

Noun

kêrèta api

  1. train, a line of connected railway cars or carriages considered overall as a mode of transport.
    Synonyms: kereta, sepur

Alternative forms

Affixed terms

  • berkereta api
  • perkeretaapian

Compounds

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compound of kereta (car; carriage) + api (fire; electricity). Probably from calque of Chinese 火車火车 (huǒchē, “train”, literally “fire + car”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kereta api (Jawi spelling کريتا اڤي, plural kereta-kereta api, informal 1st possessive kereta apiku, 2nd possessive kereta apimu, 3rd possessive kereta apinya)

  1. train (line of connected cars or carriages)
    • 2009, Siti Zainon Ismail, Bait senandung malam — dari stesan ke stesen, page xi:
      Dengan tiket kereta api menuju ke destinasi pilihan. Berbekal buku untuk menambah ilmu, dengan sedikit barang-barang keperluan, kau memilih jahur kereta api ke selatan.
      With a train ticket going to the chosen destination. You must armed with a book to increase knowledge, with a few required items, you choose the train bound for South.

Synonyms

Compounds

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kereta api
  • Tausug: karita' api
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