spaten

See also: Spaten and späten

Indonesian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈspatən/ [ˈspa.t̪ən]
• Rhymes: -atən
• Syllabification: spa‧ten

Noun

spaten (plural spaten-spaten)

1. (rail transport) rail bending due to expansion

Further reading

• “spaten” 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.