sepeda motor

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of sepeda (“bicycle”) +‎ motor (“motor”), calque of Dutch motorfiets (“motorcycle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈpɛda ˈmotɔr]

Noun

sêpèda motor (plural sepeda-sepeda motor, sepeda motor-sepeda motor, first-person possessive sepeda motorku, second-person possessive sepeda motormu, third-person possessive sepeda motornya)

1. (transport) motorcycle (open-seated motor-powered vehicle with two wheels)

Synonyms

• honda
• motor

 

• motosikal (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Further reading

• “sepeda motor” 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.