menara api

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Noun

menara api (first-person possessive menara apiku, second-person possessive menara apimu, third-person possessive menara apinya)

lighthouse
Synonyms: menara suar, mercusuar

Further reading

“menara api” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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