listrik

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• elektrik (Standard Malay)
• elestrik (dated)
• lektris (dated)
• lesterik (dated)
• lestrik (dated)
• listerik

 

Etymology

Awas listrik or awas elestrik (Danger! Electricity)

From Dutch elektriciteit, from French électrique, from Latin ēlectricus, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron).

• From previous spelling lestrik, lesterik, elestrik, from dialectal Dutch such as Zaan Dutch electriek (standard Dutch elektriciteit), from French électrique, from Latin ēlectricus, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron). Doublet of elektrik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɪstrɪk̚]
• Hyphenation: lis‧trik

Noun

listrik (first-person possessive listrikku, second-person possessive listrikmu, third-person possessive listriknya)

1. electricity

   Synonym: elektrik (Standard Malay)

Adjective

listrik

1. electric

   Synonym: elektris

Derived terms

• berlistrik
• kelistrikan
• melistriki
• perlistrikan

 

• listrik dinamis
• listrik nirkabel
• listrik pascabayar
• listrik prabayar
• listrik statis
• listrik udara

 

• gergaji listrik
• kendaraan listrik
• mobil listrik
• pembangkit listrik
• rangkaian listrik
• tiang listrik

 

Related terms

• elektrik
• elektris
• elektro
• elektron
• elektronik
• elektronika
• elektronis

 

Descendants

• → Ternate: listrik

Further reading

• “listrik” 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.

Ternate

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian listrik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lisˈtɾik]

Noun

listrik

1. electricity

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh, page 30