indeks jari

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of indeks (“index”) +‎ jari (“finger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪndɛks ˈd͡ʒari/

Noun

indeks jari (first-person possessive indeks jariku, second-person possessive indeks jarimu, third-person possessive indeks jarinya)

1. thumb index, cut-in index, index notch: round cut-out in the pages of dictionaries, encyclopedias, Bibles and other large religious books, and various sectioned, often alphabetic, reference works, used to locate entries starting at a particular letter or section.

Further reading

• “indeks jari” 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.