kereta rel
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of kereta (“train”, literally “carriage”) + rel (“rail”). Compare to English railcar, railmotor.
Noun
kereta rel (plural kereta-kereta rel)
- (rail transport) multiple-unit train, multiple unit: a self-propelled train composed of one or more carriages joined, and where one or more of the carriages have the means of propulsion built in
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kereta rel”, 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