kapal selam

Indonesian

KRI Cakra dari TNI-AL

Etymology

Compound of kapal (“ship”) +‎ selam (“to dive”), calque of Dutch duikboot.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌkapal səˈlam/ [ˌka.pal səˈlam]

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• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: ka‧pal se‧lam

Noun

kapal selam (plural kapal-kapal selam)

1. submarine: a boat that can go underwater

Further reading

• “kapal selam”, 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

Kapal selam KD Tunku Abdul Rahman berlabuh di Pangkalan Pelabuhan Klang.

Etymology

Compound of kapal (“ship”) +‎ selam (“to dive”), calque of Dutch duikboot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkapal səˈlam/ [ˌka.pal səˈlam]
• Rhymes: -am
• Hyphenation: ka‧pal se‧lam

Noun

kapal selam (Jawi spelling کاڤل سلم, plural kapal-kapal selam or kapal² selam)

1. A submarine

Further reading

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