tangga berjalan

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tangga (“stair”) +‎ berjalan (“walking”). Compare to Cantonese 行人電梯／行人电梯 (hang⁴ jan⁴ din⁶ tai¹, “escalator”, literally “pedestrian electric ladder”), Italian scala mobile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaŋɡa bərˈd͡ʒalan/

Noun

tangga berjalan (first-person possessive tangga berjalanku, second-person possessive tangga berjalanmu, third-person possessive tangga berjalannya)

1. escalator, a motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another.

   Synonym: eskalator

   Banyak stasiun yang hanya mempunyai tangga berjalan. ― Many stations have escalator.

Further reading

• “tangga berjalan” 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.