kotak suara

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kotak (“box”) +‎ suara (“sound, voice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkotak̚ ˈsua̯ra/

Noun

kotak suara (plural kotak-kotak suara, first-person possessive kotak suaraku, second-person possessive kotak suaramu, third-person possessive kotak suaranya)

1. (politics) ballot box
2. (anatomy, rare) larynx, voice box

   Synonym: laring

Further reading

• “kotak suara” 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.