kapal terbang

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kapal (“ship”) +‎ terbang (“to fly”), inherited from Malay kapal terbang. Compare to Hokkien 飛船／飞船 (“airplane”, literally “to fly + boat, vessel, ship”).

Noun

kapal têrbang (first-person possessive kapal terbangku, second-person possessive kapal terbangmu, third-person possessive kapal terbangnya)

  1. airplane

Synonyms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

kapal (“ship”) +‎ terbang (“to fly”).

Noun

kapal tĕrbang (plural kapal-kapal terbang, informal 1st possessive kapal terbangku, 2nd possessive kapal terbangmu, 3rd possessive kapal terbangnya)

  1. airplane
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