jembatan

Indonesian

Etymology

From earlier jambatan, from Malay jambatan, jembatan, from Classical Malay جمبتن (jambatan), جمبتن (jembatan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəmˈbatan/, [d͡ʒəmˈba.t̪an]

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• Hyphenation: jêm‧ba‧tan

Noun

jêmbatan (plural jembatan-jembatan, first-person possessive jembatanku, second-person possessive jembatanmu, third-person possessive jembatannya)

1. bridge:
   1. a construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from an elevated height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc.

      Synonym: titian

   2. (computing) a device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner.
   3. (computing, networking) a system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2 of OSI model.
2. (figurative) intermediary, liaison.

   Synonyms: penghubung, perantara

Alternative forms

• jambatan (obsolete); jambatan (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Derived terms

• menjembatani
• penjembatanan
• terjembatani

 

• jembatan angkat
• jembatan belalai
• jembatan dua tali
• jembatan emas
• jembatan gantung
• jembatan gelagar
• jembatan gelagar tunggal
• jembatan keledai
• jembatan langit
• jembatan layang
• jembatan panggung
• jembatan penyeberangan orang
• jembatan ponton
• jembatan rakit terapung
• jembatan tepi
• jembatan terapung
• jembatan timbang
• jembatan Wheatstone

 

Further reading

• “jembatan” 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.