kartu kredit

Indonesian

Etymology

From kartu (“card”) +‎ kredit (“credit”). Calque of English credit card.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌkartu ˈkredit/ [ˌkar.t̪u ˈkre.dɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -edit
• Syllabification: kar‧tu kre‧dit

Noun

kartu krédit (plural kartu-kartu kredit, first-person possessive kartu kreditku, second-person possessive kartu kreditmu, third-person possessive kartu kreditnya)

1. credit card

   Synonym: kad kredit (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “kartu kredit” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.