pencakar langit

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of pencakar (“scratcher”) +‎ langit (“sky”), coined by Indonesian linguist Anton Moedardo Moeliono, calque of English skyscraper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pənˈt͡ʃakar ˈlaŋɪt̚/

Noun

pencakar langit (first-person possessive pencakar langitku, second-person possessive pencakar langitmu, third-person possessive pencakar langitnya)

1. (architecture) skyscraper, a very tall building with a large number of floors.

Descendants

• → Malay: pencakar langit

Further reading

• “pencakar langit” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Compound of pencakar (“scratcher”) +‎ langit (“sky”) through Indonesian coining above (as pencakar langit) from English skyscraper.

Noun

pencakar langit (Jawi spelling ڤنچاکر لاڠيت, plural pencakar-pencakar langit, informal 1st possessive pencakar langitku, 2nd possessive pencakar langitmu, 3rd possessive pencakar langitnya)

1. skyscraper

Further reading

• “pencakar langit” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.