habis pakai

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of habis (“to empty; to end; end”) +‎ pakai (“to use”), probably calque from Japanese 使(つか)い切(き)り (tsukaikiri, “throwaway; disposable; single-use”, literally “utilization end”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌha.bis ˈpa.kai̯/, [ˌha.bɪs ˈpa.kai̯]

Adjective

habis pakai

1. disposable, single-use, throwaway

   Synonym: sekali pakai

Further reading

• “habis pakai” 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.