tukang api

Indonesian

Etymology

tukang +‎ api (“fire”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌtukaŋ ˈapi/ [ˌt̪u.kaŋ ˈa.pi]
• Rhymes: -api
• Syllabification: tu‧kang a‧pi

Noun

tukang api (plural tukang-tukang api)

1. fireman (a person who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler)