silinder

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch cilinder, from French cylindre or directly from Latin cylindrus (“roller, cylinder”), from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros, “a cylinder, roller, roll”), from κυλίνδω (kulíndō, “to roll”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [siˈlɪndər]
• Hyphenation: si‧lin‧dêr

Noun

silindêr (first-person possessive silinderku, second-person possessive silindermu, third-person possessive silindernya)

1. cylinder:
   1. (geometry) a surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve; a solid figure bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes intersecting the cylinder.

      Synonym: tabung

   2. any object in the form of a circular cylinder.

Alternative forms

• sêlèndêr

Derived terms

• silinder serok
• silinder ukuran

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /silindɘr/
• Rhymes: -der, -er

Noun

silinder (Jawi spelling سيليندر, plural silinder-silinder, informal 1st possessive silinderku, 2nd possessive silindermu, 3rd possessive silindernya)

1. (geometry) cylinder

Further reading

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