tenaga kuda

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tenaga (“power”) +‎ kuda (“horse”), calque of Dutch paardenkracht (“horsepower”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈt̪ənaɡa ˈkud̪a]

Noun

tenaga kuda

(colloquial) synonym of daya kuda (“horsepower”)

Further reading

“tenaga kuda” 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.

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