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pesawat.

machine

7 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/pəˈsawat/Standard-Indonesian[pəˈsa.wat̪̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. machine

  2. ellipsis of pesawat terbang, pesawat udara (“airplane”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis

  3. rope

Where this word comes from

Affixed peng- + sawat (“rope”), inherited from Malay pesawat, from Classical Malay pesawat (“rope”). Semantic loan from English airplane for engineering sense (compare to Hindi विमान (vimān, “airplane, aircraft, airliner, jet”), Tamil விமானம் (vimāṉam, “airplane; the mount or vehicle of a god”), Sanskrit विमान (vimāna, “airplane, aircraft; a car or chariot of the gods, any mythical self-moving aerial car”, literally “measure”).

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