kontena

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English container.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /kon.te.nə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /kon.te.na/
• Rhymes: -tenə, -enə, -nə, -ə

Noun

konténa (Jawi spelling کونتينا, plural kontena-kontena, informal 1st possessive kontenaku, 2nd possessive kontenamu, 3rd possessive kontenanya)

1. shipping container

Alternative forms

• kontainêr (Indonesia)

Derived terms

• mengkontenakan
• pengkontenaan

See also

• bekas (“container”)

Further reading

• “kontena” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• "kontena" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

Swahili

kontena

Etymology

Borrowed from English container.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

kontena (ma class, plural makontena)

1. shipping container

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English container.

Noun

kontena

1. container