kios

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch kiosk, from French kiosque, from Ottoman Turkish كوشك (köşk), from Persian کوشک (kôšk, “palace, portico”), from Middle Persian kwšk' (kōšk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkiɔs]
• Hyphenation: ki‧os

Noun

kios

1. kiosk,
   1. a small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.

      Pedagang diwajibkan membayar sewa kios yang mahal. ― Trader is required to pay expensive kiosk rent.

   2. a similar unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc.
   3. (computing) interactive kiosk

Descendants

• → Ternate: kios

Further reading

• “kios”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Ternate

Etymology

From Indonesian kios, from Dutch kiosk, from French kiosque, from Italian chiosco, from Ottoman Turkish كوشك, from Persian کوشک, from Middle Persian kwšk' (“pavillion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkios]

Noun

kios

1. kiosk (a small shop)

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh, page 29