pintu air

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of pintu (“door”) +‎ air (“water”). Compare to Chinese 水門／水门 (“sluice, lock, floodgate”, literally “water door”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɪntu ˈaɪr]

Noun

pintu air (first-person possessive pintu airku, second-person possessive pintu airmu, third-person possessive pintu airnya)

1. lock: a segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels.
2. A gate of water mechanism.
   1. A portal which may be opened or closed to allow or prevent the passage of water through a man-made channel; sluice gate
   2. sluice
      1. A gate, or valve, by which a flow of water is permitted, prevented, or regulated; water gate.
      2. An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice; floodgate.

Derived terms

• pintu air
• pintu terbuka

Further reading

• “pintu air” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.