kaki tiga

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kaki (“foot”) +‎ tiga (“three”), calque of Dutch driepoot (“tripod”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ki ˈti.ɡa/

Noun

kaki tiga (plural kaki-kaki tiga, first-person possessive kaki tigaku, second-person possessive kaki tigamu, third-person possessive kaki tiganya)

1. tripod: a three-legged stand or mount.

   Synonym: tripod

Further reading

• “kaki tiga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.