kapal terbang

Indonesian

Etymology

From kapal (“ship”) +‎ terbang (“to fly”), inherited from Malay kapal terbang. Compare to Hokkien 飛船／飞船 (“airplane”, literally “to fly + boat, vessel, ship”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌkapal tərˈbaŋ/ [ˌka.pal t̪ərˈbaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: ka‧pal ter‧bang

Noun

kapal têrbang (plural kapal-kapal terbang)

1. airplane

   Synonyms: pesawat, pesawat terbang

Related terms

• kapal udara
• pesawat udara

Further reading

• “kapal terbang”, 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
• kapal terbang on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^id

Malay

Etymology

kapal (“ship”) +‎ terbang (“to fly”).

Noun

kapal tĕrbang (Jawi spelling کاڤل تربڠ, plural kapal-kapal terbang or kapal² terbang)

1. aeroplane
2. aircraft (of any type)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: kapal terbang (inherited)
• → Tausug: kappal tarbang

Further reading

• "kapal terbang" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017