orkes

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch orkest, from French orchestre, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔrˈkɛs/

Noun

orkes (plural orkeste)

1. (music) orchestra

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch orkest (“orchestra”), from French orchestre, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra). Doublet of orkestra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔrkɛs]
• Hyphenation: or‧kès

Noun

orkes (plural orkes-orkes, first-person possessive orkesku, second-person possessive orkesmu, third-person possessive orkesnya)

1. (music) orchestra.

   Synonym: orkestra

Derived terms

• orkes dangdut
• orkes gambus
• orkes gesek
• orkes melayu
• orkes simfoni
• orkes tiup

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔrkəs]
• Hyphenation: or‧kês

Noun

orkes (first-person possessive orkesku, second-person possessive orkesmu, third-person possessive orkesnya)

1. (acronym) olahraga (“sport”) and kesehatan (“health”).
2. (acronym) olahraga (“sport”) and kesenian (“art”).

Further reading

• “orkes” 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.