pencakar langit

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Compound of pencakar (“scratcher”) +‎ langit (“sky”), coined by Indonesian linguist Anton Moedardo Moeliono, calque of English skyscraper. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pənˈt͡ʃakar ˈlaŋɪt̚/ === Noun === pencakar langit (plural pencakar-pencakar langit) (architecture) skyscraper, a very tall building with a large number of floors ==== Descendants ==== → Malay: pencakar langit === Further reading === “pencakar langit”, 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 == Malay == === Etymology === Compound of pencakar (“scratcher”) +‎ langit (“sky”) through Indonesian coining above (as pencakar langit) from English skyscraper. === Noun === pencakar langit (Jawi spelling ڤنچاکر لاڠيت, plural pencakar-pencakar langit or pencakar2 langit) skyscraper === Further reading === "pencakar langit" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017