kaki tangan
See also: kakitangan
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Compound of kaki (“foot”) + tangan (“hand”).
Noun edit
kaki tangan (first-person possessive kaki tanganku, second-person possessive kaki tanganmu, third-person possessive kaki tangannya)
Usage notes edit
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay kakitangan.
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “kaki tangan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.