kereta

See also: keretä

Indonesian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Old Galician-Portuguese carro

Portuguese carro

Portuguese -eta

Portuguese carretabor.

Malay kereta

Indonesian kereta

From Malay kereta, from Classical Malay [script needed] (karĕta), from Portuguese carreta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkərəta/ [ˈkə.rə.t̪a]

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• Rhymes: -ərəta
• Syllabification: ke‧re‧ta

Noun

kêrèta (plural kereta-kereta, first-person possessive keretaku, second-person possessive keretamu, third-person possessive keretanya)

1. Ellipsis of kereta api.
2. carriage
3. (Deli, Medan) motorcycle

   Synonym: sepeda motor

Usage notes

The common meaning of kereta is train, which came from shortening of phrase kereta api. The meaning of motorcycle is limited in Deli, such as Medan as is in local Malay dialects.

Derived terms

• berkereta
• perkeretaan

 

Compounds

• kereta angin
• kereta api
• kereta baja
• kereta balik
• kereta barang
• kereta bogi
• kereta dorong
• kereta gandeng
• kereta jenazah
• kereta kamera
• kereta klutuk
• kereta kuda
• kereta landasan
• kereta lereng
• kereta makan
• kereta mati
• kereta mayat
• kereta monorel
• kereta pelangkin
• kereta penumpang
• kereta pos
• kereta rel
• kereta rel diesel
• kereta rel listrik
• kereta saji
• kereta salju
• kereta sorong
• kereta troli

 

Further reading

• “kereta” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Etymology tree

Old Galician-Portuguese carro

Portuguese carro

Portuguese -eta

Portuguese carretabor.

Malay kereta

From Portuguese carreta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈreta/
• Rhymes: -a
• Rhymes: -ta

Noun

kĕreta (Jawi spelling کريتا, plural kereta-kereta, informal 1st possessive keretaku, 2nd possessive keretamu, 3rd possessive keretanya)

1. automobile, car, motorcar: A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation.
2. cart, carriage

   Kereta hitam itu kereta saya.

   That black car is mine.

Usage notes

The meaning of motorcycle is limited to dialects spoken in areas formerly in Deli, such as Medan.

Synonyms

• (automobile): mobil (Indonesia incl. Riau, Sumatra)

Compounds

• kereta angin
• kereta api
• kereta balik
• kereta barang
• kereta jenazah
• kereta kebal
• kereta kuda
• kereta lereng
• kereta mayat
• kereta monorel
• kereta pelangkin
• kereta penumpang
• kereta saji
• kereta salji
• kereta salju
• kereta sorong
• kereta troli

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: kêrèta

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “كريت kereta”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 517
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kĕreta”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 572

Further reading

• “kereta” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.