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 (first-person possessive sengkarku, second-person possessive sengkarmu, third-person possessive sengkarnya)

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

Further reading

• “sengkar” 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.

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, informal 1st possessive sengkarku, 2nd possessive sengkarmu, 3rd possessive sengkarnya)

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

Descendants

• Indonesian: sengkar

Further reading

• “sengkar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.