kantor polisi

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kantor +‎ polisi, calque of Dutch politiekantoor (“police station”) (compare Afrikaans polisiekantoor).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkantɔr poˈlisi]

Noun

kantor polisi (plural kantor-kantor polisi)

1. police station

   Synonyms: balai polisi, rumah pasung

Synonyms

• balai polis (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Further reading

• “kantor polisi”, 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