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Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay اڠکر (angkar, angker, “haunted”), from Javanese ꦲꦁꦏꦼꦂ (angker, “eerie, haunted; irritable”).
Adjective
angker
- haunted
Etymology 2
From Dutch anker, from Middle Dutch anker, from Old Dutch *anker from Latin ancora, from probably Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“corner, hirn”).
Noun
angkêr (plural)
- anchor: a tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
- Synonyms: jangkar, sauh
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
angker
- Romanization of ꦲꦁꦏꦼꦂ