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Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of anak + kunci, inherited from Malay anak kunci, from Classical Malay انق كونچي (anak kunci). Compare to Khmer កូនសោ (koun sao, “key”, literally “child + lock”).
Noun
anak kunci (first-person possessive anak kunciku, second-person possessive anak kuncimu, third-person possessive anak kuncinya)
- (dated) key, an object designed to open and close a lock.
- Synonyms: kunci, sosi
Further reading
Malay
Noun
anak kunci (plural anak-anak kunci, informal 1st possessive anak kunciku, 2nd possessive anak kuncimu, 3rd possessive anak kuncinya)
- key