lemari es

Indonesian

Etymology

From compound of lemari +‎ es, from calque of Dutch ijskast (“refrigerator”, literally “ice cupboard”). Cognate of Indonesian eskas and peti es.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ləˌmari ˈɛs/ [ləˌma.ri ˈɛs]
• Rhymes: -ɛs
• Syllabification: le‧ma‧ri es

Noun

lêmari ès (plural lemari-lemari es)

1. refrigerator

Synonyms

• eskas
• kulkas
• lemari pendingin
• peti air batu (Standard Malay, Malay)
• peti ais (Standard Malay, Malay)
• peti es
• peti sejuk (Standard Malay, Malay)

Further reading

• “lemari es”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Noun

lemari es (plural lemari-lemari es or lemari² es)

1. (Indonesia) refrigerator

Synonyms

• (Malaysia) peti sejuk