langkan

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Etymology

From Chinese Hokkien 欄杆 (lân-kan).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlaŋkan/ [ˈlaŋ.kan]
• Rhymes: -aŋkan
• Syllabification: lang‧kan

Noun

langkan (plural langkan-langkan)

1. latticed verandah, balcony, balustrade

   Synonyms: balkon, beranda, teras

2. (Jakarta, dialect) lattice

Alternative forms

• kan

Derived terms

• kelangkan

Further reading

• “langkan”, 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