mercu
See also: mērču
Indonesian
Etymology
Unknown, probably from Sanskrit मृच् (mṛc), which is compound form of मृद् (mṛd, “earth, soil”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dʰo-. For example, Sanskrit मृच्चय (mṛccaya, “a heap of earth”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mərt͡ʃu]
- Hyphenation: mêr‧cu
Noun
mercu (first-person possessive mercuku, second-person possessive mercumu, third-person possessive mercunya)
Compounds
- mercu api
- mercu banjir
- mercu gunung
- mercu kepala
- mercu minyak
- mercu tiang
- mercusuar
Further reading
- “mercu” 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.
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