korek api

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korek api

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Etymology

Compound of korek +‎ api (“fire”).

Noun

korek api (plural korek-korek api)

1. match: A device made of wood or paper, at the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface

Synonyms

• geretan
• gores api
• mancis (Standard Malay)
• pemantik api

Further reading

• “korek api”, 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