angkutan kota

Indonesian

Rusted Suzuki Carry Share Taxi(Angkot) in Depok, West Java, Indonesia

Alternative forms

• angkot (acronym)

Etymology

angkutan (“transport”) +‎ kota (“city”), literally “city transport”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aŋ.kot]
• Hyphenation: ang‧kot

Noun

angkutan kota (plural angkutan-angkutan kota)

1. (transport) a vehicle or a type of share taxi used as a public transport in Indonesia especially in both urban & rural areas.
2. (transport) share taxi ("a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables").

Further reading

• “angkutan kota” 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.