lakban

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch plakband (“sticky tape, adhesive tape”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlak̚.ban]
• Hyphenation: lak‧ban

Noun

lakban (first-person possessive lakbanku, second-person possessive lakbanmu, third-person possessive lakbannya)

1. duck tape, duct tape.

   Synonyms: isolasi (colloquial), solasi (nonstandard)

   Hyponym: selotip

   Lakban! Ada lakban di kotak peralatanku. ― Tape! There is a duct tape in my toolbox.

Further reading

• “lakban” 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.