orkes

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch orkest, from French orchestre, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra), from ὀρχοῦμαι (orkhoûmai, “to dance”) (an intensification of ἔρχομαι (érkhomai, “to go, come”), from Proto-Indo-European *ergh- (“to set in motion, stir up, raise”)) + suffix *-tra denoting "place".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔrˈkɛs/

Noun

orkes (plural orkeste)

1. (music) orchestra

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Dutch orkest (“orchestra”), from French orchestre, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα (orkhḗstra), from ὀρχοῦμαι (orkhoûmai, “to dance”) (an intensification of ἔρχομαι (érkhomai, “to go, come”), from Proto-Indo-European *ergh- (“to set in motion, stir up, raise”)) + suffix *-tra denoting "place". Doublet of orkestra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔrkɛs]
• Hyphenation: or‧kès

Noun

orkes (plural orkes-orkes, first-person possessive orkesku, second-person possessive orkesmu, third-person possessive orkesnya)

1. (music) orchestra.

   Synonym: orkestra

Derived terms

• orkes dangdut
• orkes gambus
• orkes gesek
• orkes melayu
• orkes simfoni
• orkes tiup

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔrkəs]
• Hyphenation: or‧kês

Noun

orkes (first-person possessive orkesku, second-person possessive orkesmu, third-person possessive orkesnya)

1. (acronym) olahraga (“sport”) and kesehatan (“health”).
2. (acronym) olahraga (“sport”) and kesenian (“art”).

Further reading

• “orkes” 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.