parkir

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch parkeer, parkeren (“to park, halt and leave a vehicle in a spot”), from French parquer.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈparkir/ [ˈpar.kɪr]
  • Rhymes: -arkir
  • Syllabification: par‧kir

Verb

parkir (active memarkir, passive diparkir)

  1. (transitive) to park, halt and leave a vehicle in a spot

Derived terms

  • parkir air
  • parkir bawah tanah
  • parkir bus
  • parkir cuma-cuma
  • parkir gratis
  • parkir inap
  • parkir liar
  • parkir nontunai
  • parkir paralel
  • parkir pribadi
  • parkir sembarang
  • parkir seri
  • parkir valet
  • parkiran basemen

Descendants

  • → Malay: parkir

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian parkir, from Dutch parkeer, parkeren.

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈparkir/ [ˈpar.kir]
  • Rhymes: -arkir, -ir
  • Hyphenation: par‧kir

Noun

parkir (Jawi spelling ڤرکير, plural parkir-parkir or parkir2)

  1. car park, parking lot
    Synonyms: parkiran, tempat letak kereta, medan kereta
  2. parking space, parking spot, parking place
    Synonyms: parkiran, tempat letak kereta

Verb

parkir (Jawi spelling ڤرکير)

  1. (ambitransitive) to park, halt and leave a vehicle in a spot.
    Synonyms: letakkan, pak (informal)
    Si bangang itu memarkir motosikalnya di laluan pejalan kaki.
    That idiot parked his motorcycle on the footpath.

Derived terms

Affixations

Usage notes

Rejected by some speakers as an Indonesianism.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ @Thaza_Kun (1 July 2018), X (formerly Twitter)‎[1] (in Malay), archived from the original on 7 February 2026
  2. ^ “I dislike 'parkir' word used in Malay language because that word isn't common and from Indonesia”, in Reddit‎[2] (in English), 1 September 2025, archived from the original on 7 February 2026

Further reading

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