kardus

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch kardoes, from Middle French cartouche, Italian cartoccio, derived from Latin carta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, paper”). Doublet of kartel, karton, kartu, katrij, kartrid, and kertas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkardʊs]

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• Hyphenation: kar‧dus

Noun

kardus (first-person possessive kardusku, second-person possessive kardusmu, third-person possessive kardusnya)

1. A kind of thick paper.

Synonyms

• kadbod (Standard Malay)
• karton
• kerdus

Further reading

• “kardus” 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.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German karduse, kartuse, from French cartouche, from Italian cartoccio. Cognate of Danish kardus, Dutch kardoes. Doublet of kartesch and kartusch.

Noun

kardus c

1. canister of tobacco
2. (historical) cartridge (gunpowder hull made of cloth)

Declension

Declension of kardus
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kardus	kardusen	karduser	karduserna
Genitive	kardus	kardusens	kardusers	kardusernas

Further reading

• kardus in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker