deker
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛkər/
- Hyphenation: de‧ker
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Dutch dekker (“cover”).
Noun
deker (plural deker-deker)
- (clothing) shinguard or elbow pad
- Synonym: benkap
- (clothing) knee brace
- Guna mengatasi keseleo, penderitanya bisa memakai deker lutut untuk mencegah lutut bergerak secara berlebihan.
- To treat sprains, sufferers can wear a knee brace to prevent the knee from moving excessively.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Dutch duiker (“culvert”).
Noun
deker (plural deker-deker)
- culvert
- Synonym: gorong-gorong
- Rusaknya deker juga berisiko meluapkan air kali yang turut mengusik keseharian warga setempat
- The damage to the culvert also risks causing the river to overflow, which will disrupt the daily lives of local residents.
Further reading
- “deker”, 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
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German, from Latin decuria.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeː.kər/
Noun
deker n (definite singular dekeret or dekret, indefinite plural deker, definite plural dekrene or dekra)
References
- “deker” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Norwegian dekor, from Middle Low German deker, from Latin decuria.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeː.kər/
Noun
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deker n (plural dekeret)
References
- “deker”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016