kereta rel listrik

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kereta rel (“multiple unit”, literally “rail train”) +‎ listrik (“electric”).

Noun

kereta rel listrik (plural kereta-kereta rel listrik)

1. (rail transport) electric multiple unit

Alternative forms

• KRL (initialism)

Further reading

• “kereta rel listrik”, 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