takeyari

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 竹槍(たけやり) (takeyari, “bamboo spear”), from 竹 (たけ, take, “bamboo”) + 槍 (やり, yari, “spear, lance, javeline”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ke.ya.ri/
• Hyphenation: ta‧ké‧ya‧ri

Noun

takéyari (plural takeyari-takeyari, first-person possessive takeyariku, second-person possessive takeyarimu, third-person possessive takeyarinya)

1. bamboo spear.

Further reading

• “takeyari” 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.