dongkrak

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch dommekracht, from Middle Low German dumkraft. Compare with German daumkraft, Swedish domkraft, Danish donkraft.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔŋkrak̚/
• Rhymes: -krak, -rak, -ak, -k
• Hyphenation: dong‧krak

Noun

dongkrak (plural dongkrak-dongkrak, first-person possessive dongkrakku, second-person possessive dongkrakmu, third-person possessive dongkraknya)

1. 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)

Derived terms

• mendongkrak
• pendongkrak
• pendongkrakan
• terdongkrak

 

• dongkrak ulir

 

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 of Indonesia, 2016.