tonggak gantung

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tonggak +‎ gantung.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌtɔŋɡaʔ ˈɡantuŋ/ [ˌt̪ɔŋ.ɡaʔ ˈɡan̪.t̪ʊŋ]
• Syllabification: tong‧gak gan‧tung

Noun

tonggak gantung

1. a house pillar or pole that only reaches the floor surface

Usage notes

It literally means "hanging pillar/pole".

Further reading

• “tonggak gantung”, 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