sekoci

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch schuitje, diminutive form of schuit (“a boat or small ship; barge”), from Middle Dutch schute, from Old Dutch skūta.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˈkot͡ʃi/ [səˈko.t͡ʃi]
  • Rhymes: -ot͡ʃi
  • Syllabification: se‧ko‧ci

Noun

sekoci (plural sekoci-sekoci)

  1. (nautical) craft; sloop.
  2. (nautical) lifeboat ("a boat to save shipwrecked people").
  3. shuttle, bobbin case (container in a sewing machine which holds the bobbin or reel)

Derived terms

  • sekoci penolong
  • sekoci penolong dayung
  • sekoci penolong mekanis
  • sekoci penolong motor
  • sekoci penyelamat

Further reading

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