dongkrak
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Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch dommekracht, from Middle Low German dumkraft. Compare with German daumkraft, Swedish domkraft, Danish donkraft.
Pronunciation
Noun
dongkrak (plural dongkrak-dongkrak, first-person possessive dongkrakku, second-person possessive dongkrakmu, third-person possessive dongkraknya)
- jack: A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre.
- Synonym: jék (Standard Malay)
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Further reading
- “dongkrak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.