kereta api

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Compound of kereta (car; carriage) +‎ api (fire), from Malay kereta api, probably a calque of Chinese 火車火车 (huǒchē, train, literally fire + car).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˌreta ˈapi/ [kəˌre.t̪a ˈa.pi]
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  • Rhymes: -api
  • Syllabification: ke‧re‧ta a‧pi

Noun

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

  1. train
    Synonyms: kereta, sepur

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Further reading

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Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compound of kereta (car; carriage) +‎ api (fire; electricity). Probably from calque from Chinese 火車火车 (huǒchē, “train”, literally “fire + car”).

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Noun

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kereta api (Jawi spelling کريتا اڤي, plural kereta-kereta api, informal 1st possessive kereta apiku, 2nd possessive kereta apimu, 3rd possessive kereta apinya)

  1. train (line of connected cars or carriages)
    • 2009, Siti Zainon Ismail, Bait senandung malam — dari stesan ke stesen, page xi:
      Dengan tiket kereta api menuju ke destinasi pilihan. Berbekal buku untuk menambah ilmu, dengan sedikit barang-barang keperluan, kau memilih jahur kereta api ke selatan.
      With a train ticket going to the chosen destination. You must armed with a book to increase knowledge, with a few required items, you choose the train bound for South.

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: kereta api
  • Tausug: karita' api