maneken

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch mannequin (or manneken).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [manəˈkɛn]
• Hyphenation: ma‧nê‧kèn

Noun

manêkèn (first-person possessive manekenku, second-person possessive manekenmu, third-person possessive manekennya)

1. mannequin, model of human body.
2. (colloquial) mannequin, a person who models clothes.

   Synonym: peragawati

Alternative forms

• manekin
• manikin

Further reading

• “maneken” 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.