Wiktionary

kereta

See also: keretä

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

    Etymology tree

    Old Galician-Portuguese carro


    Portuguese carro

    Portuguese -eta


    Portuguese carreta

    bor.

    Malay kereta


    Indonesian kereta

    From Malay kereta, from Classical Malay [script needed] (karĕta), from Portuguese carreta.

    Pronunciation edit

    • IPA(key): [kəˈrɛta]
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun edit

    kêrèta (plural kereta-kereta, first-person possessive keretaku, second-person possessive keretamu, third-person possessive keretanya)

    1. train
      Synonym: kereta api
    2. carriage
    3. (Deli) motorcycle
      Synonym: sepeda motor

    Usage notes edit

    The common meaning of kereta is train, which came from shortening of phrase kereta api. The meaning of motorcycle is limited in Deli, such as Medan as is in local Malay dialects.

    Derived terms edit

    Compounds edit

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    Malay edit

    Etymology edit

      Etymology tree

      Old Galician-Portuguese carro


      Portuguese carro

      Portuguese -eta


      Portuguese carreta

      bor.

      Malay kereta

      From Portuguese carreta.

      Pronunciation edit

      Noun edit

      kĕreta (Jawi spelling کريتا, plural kereta-kereta, informal 1st possessive keretaku, 2nd possessive keretamu, 3rd possessive keretanya)

      1. automobile, car, motorcar: A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation.
      2. cart, carriage
        Kereta hitam itu kereta saya.
        That black car is mine.

      Usage notes edit

      The meaning of motorcycle is limited to dialects spoken in areas formerly in Deli, such as Medan.

      Synonyms edit

      • (automobile): mobil (Indonesia incl. Riau, Sumatra)

      Compounds edit

      Descendants edit

      • Indonesian: kêrèta

      References edit

      • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “كريت kereta”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 517
      • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kĕreta”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 572

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