langkan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Chinese Hokkien 欄杆 (lân-kan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlaŋkan]
• Hyphenation: lang‧kan

Noun

langkan (first-person possessive langkanku, second-person possessive langkanmu, third-person possessive langkannya)

1. latticed verandah, balcony, balustrade.

   Synonyms: balkon, beranda, teras

2. (Jakarta, dialect) lattice.

Alternative forms

• kan

Derived terms

• kelangkan

 

Further reading

• “langkan” 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.