silinder

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch cilinder, from French cylindre or directly from Latin cylindrus (“roller, cylinder”), from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros, “a cylinder, roller, roll”), from κυλίνδω (kulíndō, “to roll”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [siˈlɪndər]
• Hyphenation: si‧lin‧dêr

Noun

silindêr (plural silinder-silinder)

1. cylinder:
   1. (geometry) a surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve; a solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder

      Synonym: tabung

   2. any object in the form of a circular cylinder

Alternative forms

• sêlèndêr

Derived terms

• silinder serok
• silinder ukuran

Further reading

• “silinder” 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /silindɘr/
• Rhymes: -der, -er

Noun

silinder (Jawi spelling سيليندر, plural silinder-silinder)

1. (geometry) cylinder

Further reading

• “silinder” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.