gardu induk

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of gardu (“post, station”) +‎ induk (“central”, literally “main”), calque from Japanese 一次変電所(いじへンでんしょ) (ijihendensho, “primary substation”). Compare Dutch energiecentrale (“power station”, literally “energy centre”) and Dutch onderstation (“substation”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌɡardu ˈinduk/ [ˌɡar.du ˈin.dʊk̚]
• Rhymes: -induk
• Syllabification: gar‧du in‧duk

Noun

gardu induk (first-person possessive gardu indukku, second-person possessive gardu indukmu, third-person possessive gardu induknya)

1. (electricity) substation, specifically transmission substation.

Synonyms

• GI (abbreviation)
• pencawang (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “gardu induk” 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.