angkasa

See also: Angkasa

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• akasa (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Malay angkasa, from Classical Malay اڠکاس (angkasa), from Old Malay [script needed] (āṃkāśa), from Sanskrit आकाश (ākāśa, “sky, space”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /aŋˈkasa/ [aŋˈka.sa]
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: ang‧ka‧sa

Noun

angkasa (uncountable)

1. sky, atmosphere, space

Derived terms

• angkasawan
• mengangkasa
• seangkasa

• angkasa luar
• angkasa niaga

Further reading

• “angkasa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आकाश (ākāśa, “sky, space”).

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /aŋˈkasa/ [ʔaŋˈka.sa]
• Rhymes: -asa
• Hyphenation: ang‧ka‧sa

Noun

angkasa (Jawi spelling اڠکاس, uncountable)

1. space, sky

Derived terms

• aeroangkasa (“aerospace”)
• angkasawan (“astronaut”)

Further reading

• "angkasa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "angkasa" at PRPM first version)