tangki

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tangki, from Portuguese tanque, from Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī), from Marathi टाकी (ṭākī), from Sanskrit तडग (taḍaga, “pond”). Doublet of tank.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaŋ.ki/
• Hyphenation: tang‧ki

Noun

tangki (first-person possessive tangkiku, second-person possessive tangkimu, third-person possessive tangkinya)

1. tank, a container for liquids or gases.

Compounds

• tangki air
• tangki apung
• tangki biolitik
• tangki gas
• tangki oli
• tangki pemanas air
• tangki reservoir
• tangki sedimentasi
• tangki septik
• tangki tampung
• tangki timbun
• tangki udara

 

Further reading

• “tangki” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese tanque, from Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī), from Marathi टाकी (ṭākī), from Sanskrit तडग (taḍaga, “pond”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taŋki/
• Rhymes: -aŋki, -ki, -i

Noun

tangki (Jawi spelling تڠکي, plural tangki-tangki, informal 1st possessive tangkiku, 2nd possessive tangkimu, 3rd possessive tangkinya)

1. tank (container)

Descendants

• Indonesian: tangki
• → Min Nan: 澢弆／𭰎弆 (tàng-kí)

Further reading

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