boomzaken

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of boom +‎ zaken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːmˌzaː.kə(n)/
• Hyphenation: boom‧za‧ken

Noun

boomzaken pl (plural only)

1. (obsolete, chiefly Dutch East Indies) harbour customs, harbour affairs

Descendants

• → Indonesian: boomzaken

See also

• boomzaak

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch boomzaken.

Noun

boomzaken (first-person possessive boomzakenku, second-person possessive boomzakenmu, third-person possessive boomzakennya)

1. harbour affairs

Further reading

• “boomzaken” 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.