kereta angin

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kereta (“carriage”) +‎ angin (“wind”). Cognate of Medan Hokkien 風車／风车 (hong-chhia, “bicycle”).

Noun

kereta angin (plural kereta-kereta angin)

1. (dated, figurative) bicycle (vehicle)

   Synonym: sepeda

Further reading

• “kereta angin”, 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

Noun

kereta angin (Jawi spelling کريتا اڠين, plural kereta-kereta angin or kereta² angin)

1. (obsolete) bicycle

Synonyms

• (Indonesia) sepeda
• (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) basikal

Further reading

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