tangsel

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taŋˈsəl/ [t̪anˈsəl]

Noun

tangsel (first-person possessive tangselku, second-person possessive tangselmu, third-person possessive tangselnya)

1. wedge; peg; plug

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taŋˈsəl/ [t̪anˈsəl]

Proper noun

Tangsel

1. Abbreviation of Tangerang Selatan (“South Tangerang”).

Further reading

• “tangsel” 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.
• “Sejarah Kota Tangerang Selatan, Pemekaran dari Kabupaten Tangerang sejak 2008”, in Sindo News‎^[1] (in Indonesian), 2023 July 1