tangga berjalan

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tangga (“stair”) +‎ berjalan (“walking”). Compare to Cantonese 行人電梯 (“escalator”, literally “pedestrian electric ladder”), Italian scala mobile.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtaŋɡa bərˈd͡ʒalan/

Noun

tangga berjalan (first-person possessive tangga berjalanku, second-person possessive tangga berjalanmu, third-person possessive tangga berjalannya)

  1. escalator, a motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another.
    Banyak stasiun yang hanya mempunyai tangga berjalan. ― Many stations have escalator.
    Synonym: eskalator

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