mercusuar

Indonesian

Etymology

mercu +‎ suar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mərt͡ʃuˈsuar]
• Hyphenation: mêr‧cu‧su‧ar

Noun

mercusuar (plural mercusuar-mercusuar, first-person possessive mercusuarku, second-person possessive mercusuarmu, third-person possessive mercusuarnya)

1. lighthouse.

   Synonyms: menara api, menara suar

2. (figurative) monumental and prestigious project, specifically vanity project.

Affixed terms

• kemercusuaran

 

Further reading

• “mercusuar” 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.