abutmen
Indonesian
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English abutment.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /aˈbutmən/ [aˈbut̪̚.mən]
- Rhymes: -utmən
- Syllabification: a‧but‧men
Noun
[edit]abutmen (plural abutmen-abutmen)
- abutment
- (dentistry) the tooth that supports a denture or bridge.
- (construction, engineering) a construction that supports the ends of a bridge; a structure that anchors the cables on a suspension bridge.
- Synonym: kepala jembatan
Further reading
[edit]- “abutmen” 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.