sengkar

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay sengkar, from Classical Malay سڠکر (sĕngkar), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *səŋkar (“transverse beams that support the roof of a house; thwart or ribs of a boat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səŋˈkar/, [səŋˈkar]

Noun

sengkar (plural sengkar-sengkar)

1. crossbar or thwart in a boat (for the oarsmen)

Further reading

• “sengkar”, 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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *səŋkar (“transverse beams that support the roof of a house; thwart or ribs of a boat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səŋˈkar/ [səŋˈkar]

Noun

sengkar (Jawi spelling سڠکر, plural sengkar-sengkar or sengkar²)

1. crossbar or thwart in a boat; cross-seat

Descendants

• Indonesian: sengkar

Further reading

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