gardu induk

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of gardu (“post, station”) +‎ induk (“central”, literally “main”), probably influenced by Dutch energiecentrale (“power station”, literally “energy centre”) and Dutch onderstation (“substation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡardu ˈinduk/, [ˈɡar.du ˈin.dʊʔ]

Noun

gardu induk (first-person possessive gardu indukku, second-person possessive gardu indukmu, third-person possessive gardu induknya)

1. (electricity) substation

Synonyms

• GI (abbreviation)
• pencawang (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “gardu induk” 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.