menara api

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of menara (“tower”) +‎ api (“fire”), calque of Dutch vuurtoren (“lighthouse”, literally “fire + tower”).

Noun

menara api (first-person possessive menara apiku, second-person possessive menara apimu, third-person possessive menara apinya)

1. lighthouse

   Synonyms: menara suar, mercusuar

Further reading

• “menara api” 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.