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indekos.

to rent a place to live or lodge

7 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/indəˈkos/Standard-Indonesian[in.dəˈkɔs]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to rent a place to live or lodge

    colloquial · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Dutch in de kost (“in the kost”) as kost (“board, livelihood, meals and lodgings”), from Middle Dutch cost, from Old French cost, from Medieval Latin costare, from Latin constare (“stand together, stand at, cost”), from com- + stare (“stand”). The noun is derived from the verb.

noun/indəˈkos/Standard-Indonesian[in.dəˈkɔs]Standard-Indonesian
  1. a place rented to live or lodge, usually a room

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Dutch in de kost (“in the kost”) as kost (“board, livelihood, meals and lodgings”), from Middle Dutch cost, from Old French cost, from Medieval Latin costare, from Latin constare (“stand together, stand at, cost”), from com- + stare (“stand”). The noun is derived from the verb.

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