pesawat terbang

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of pesawat (“machine”) +‎ terbang (“fly”), calque of Dutch vliegtuig (“aeroplane”, literally “to fly + device”).

Noun

pêsawat têrbang

1. airplane

   Synonyms: pesawat, kapal terbang

Related terms

• pesawat udara
• kapal udara

Further reading

• “pesawat terbang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
• pesawat terbang on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^id