perancah

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of rancah +‎ per-, inherited from Malay perancah.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəˈrant͡ʃah/ [pəˈraɲ.t͡ʃah]
  • Rhymes: -ant͡ʃah
  • Syllabification: pe‧ran‧cah

Noun

perancah (plural perancah-perancah)

  1. scaffold, scaffolding:
    1. (engineering) structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on.
      Synonym: steger
    2. (sciences) a structure that provides support for some other material.

Further reading

Malay

Noun

perancah (Jawi spelling ڤرانچه, plural perancah-perancah)

  1. scaffolding

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: perancah (inherited)

Further reading