indekos
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch in de kost (“in the kost”) as kost (“board, livelihood, meals and lodgings”), from Middle Dutch cost, from Old French cost, from Medieval Latin costare, from Latin constare (“stand together, stand at, cost”), from com- + stare (“stand”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
indêkos
- (colloquial) to rent a place to live or lodge.
- Synonym: memondok
Further reading edit
- “indekos” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.