kontainer

See also: Kontainer

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch container and English container, from Middle English conteyner.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /konˈtai̯nər/ [kon̪ˈt̪ai̯.nər]
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /konˈtai̯nər/ [kon̪ˈt̪ai̯.nər]
• Syllabification: kon‧tai‧ner

Noun

kontainêr (plural kontainer-kontainer)

1. (transport) container (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

   Synonyms: kotak kargo, peti kemas

Alternative forms

• konténa (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Related terms

• konten

Further reading

• “kontainer”, 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