setrika

Indonesian

setrika

Alternative forms

• seterika (Standard Malay)

Etymology

From Dutch strijkijzer.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /sətˈrika/ [sət̪̚ˈri.ka]
• Rhymes: -ika
• Syllabification: set‧ri‧ka

Noun

sêtrika (plural setrika-setrika)

1. clothes iron (a tool used for ironing)

Verb

sêtrika

1. basic/imperative/informal of menyetrika

Derived terms

• bersetrika (“ironed; to iron”)
• menyetrika (“to iron”)
• penyetrika (“ironer”)
• penyetrikaan (“ironing”)
• setrikaan (“ironed clothes”)

• setrika arang (“charcoal iron”)
• setrika listrik (“electric iron”)

Descendants

• → Tetum: estrika

Further reading

• “setrika” 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.