orkes
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch orkest, from French orchestre, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra), from ὀρχοῦμαι (orkhoûmai, “to dance”) (an intensification of ἔρχομαι (érkhomai, “to go, come”), from Proto-Indo-European *ergh- (“to set in motion, stir up, raise”)) + suffix *-tra denoting "place".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔrˈkɛs/
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Dutch orkest (“orchestra”), from French orchestre, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra), from ὀρχοῦμαι (orkhoûmai, “to dance”) (an intensification of ἔρχομαι (érkhomai, “to go, come”), from Proto-Indo-European *ergh- (“to set in motion, stir up, raise”)) + suffix *-tra denoting "place". Doublet of orkestra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɔrkɛs]
- Hyphenation: or‧kès
Noun
orkes (plural orkes-orkes, first-person possessive orkesku, second-person possessive orkesmu, third-person possessive orkesnya)
Derived terms
- orkes dangdut
- orkes gambus
- orkes gesek
- orkes melayu
- orkes simfoni
- orkes tiup
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɔrkəs]
- Hyphenation: or‧kês
Noun
orkes (first-person possessive orkesku, second-person possessive orkesmu, third-person possessive orkesnya)
Further reading
- “orkes” 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.