kantor polisi
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of kantor + polisi, calque of Dutch politiekantoor (“police station”) (compare Afrikaans polisiekantoor).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkantɔr poˈlisi]
Noun
kantor polisi (plural kantor-kantor polisi)
- police station
- Synonyms: balai polisi, rumah pasung
Synonyms
- balai polis (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Further reading
- “kantor polisi”, 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