pangkalan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed pangkal +‎ -an.

• Semantic loan from Minangkabau [Term?] for host sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paŋˈkalan/
• Hyphenation: pang‧kal‧an

Noun

pangkalan (first-person possessive pangkalanku, second-person possessive pangkalanmu, third-person possessive pangkalannya)

1. anchorage, pier, quay, moorage
2. base, base camp, center
3. storage
4. (dialect) host: one which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.
5. pool: a supply of resources.

   Synonym: kumpulan

Synonyms

• bagan

Derived terms

• pangkalan data

 

Further reading

• “pangkalan” 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.