sarung tangan
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Compound of sarung (“cover”) + tangan (“hand”), calque of Dutch handschoen (“glove”, literally “hand covering”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sarung tangan (first-person possessive sarung tanganku, second-person possessive sarung tanganmu, third-person possessive sarung tangannya)
- glove: an item of clothing other than a mitten, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.
- Synonym: handschoen
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “sarung tangan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.