kapal terbang

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kapal (“ship”) +‎ terbang (“to fly”), inherited from Malay kapal terbang. Compare to Hokkien 飛船／飞船 (“airplane”, literally “to fly + boat, vessel, ship”).

Noun

kapal têrbang (first-person possessive kapal terbangku, second-person possessive kapal terbangmu, third-person possessive kapal terbangnya)

1. airplane

Synonyms

• pesawat
• pesawat terbang

Related terms

• kapal udara
• pesawat udara

Further reading

• “kapal terbang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
• kapal terbang on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^id

Malay

Etymology

kapal (“ship”) +‎ terbang (“to fly”).

Noun

kapal tĕrbang (plural kapal-kapal terbang, informal 1st possessive kapal terbangku, 2nd possessive kapal terbangmu, 3rd possessive kapal terbangnya)

1. airplane