kereta
See also: keretä
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
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From Malay kereta, from Classical Malay [script needed] (karĕta), from Portuguese carreta. Compare Tagalog kareta.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈrɛta/ [kəˈrɛ.t̪a]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛta
- Syllabification: ke‧re‧ta
Noun
[edit]kêrèta (plural kereta-kereta)
- Ellipsis of kereta api.
- carriage
- (Deli, Medan) motorcycle
- Synonym: sepeda motor
Usage notes
[edit]The common meaning of kereta is train, which came from shortening of phrase kereta api. The meaning of motorcycle is limited in Deli, such as Medan as is in local Malay dialects. This usage has been only started from 1990s, as an attempt by the youth to not be proud of their own vehicles.[1]
Derived terms
[edit]Compounds
[edit]- kereta angin
- kereta api
- kereta baja
- kereta balik
- kereta barang
- kereta bogi
- kereta dorong
- kereta gandeng
- kereta jenazah
- kereta kamera
- kereta klutuk
- kereta kuda
- kereta landasan
- kereta lereng
- kereta makan
- kereta mati
- kereta mayat
- kereta monorel
- kereta pelangkin
- kereta penumpang
- kereta pos
- kereta rel
- kereta rel diesel
- kereta rel listrik
- kereta saji
- kereta salju
- kereta sorong
- kereta troli
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “kereta” 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.
Malay
[edit]Etymology
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From Portuguese carreta. Compare Tagalog kareta.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kĕreta (Jawi spelling کريتا, plural kereta-kereta, informal 1st possessive keretaku, 2nd possessive keretamu, 3rd possessive keretanya)
- automobile, car, motorcar: A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation.
- cart, carriage
- Kereta hitam itu kereta saya.
- That black car is mine.
Usage notes
[edit]The meaning of motorcycle is limited to dialects spoken in areas formerly in Deli, such as Medan.
Synonyms
[edit]- (automobile): mobil (Indonesia incl. Riau, Sumatra)
Compounds
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “كريت kereta”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 517
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “kĕreta”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 572
Further reading
[edit]- “kereta” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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