menara api

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of menara (“tower”) +‎ api (“fire”), calque of Dutch vuurtoren (“lighthouse”, literally “fire + tower”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məˌnara ˈapi/ [məˌna.ra ˈa.pi]
  • Rhymes: -api
  • Syllabification: me‧na‧ra a‧pi

Noun

menara api (plural menara-menara api)

  1. lighthouse
    Synonyms: menara suar, mercusuar
    Synonym: rumah api (Standard Malay)

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