mercusuar

Indonesian

Etymology

mercu + suar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mərt͡ʃuˈsuar]
  • Hyphenation: mêr‧cu‧su‧ar

Noun

mercusuar (plural mercusuar-mercusuar, first-person possessive mercusuarku, second-person possessive mercusuarmu, third-person possessive mercusuarnya)

  1. lighthouse.
    Synonyms: menara api, menara suar
  2. (figurative) monumental and prestigious project, specifically vanity project.

Affixed terms

  • kemercusuaran

Further reading

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