langkah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay langkah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkaq (compare Niuean laka, Samoan laʻa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlaŋkah]
• Hyphenation: lang‧kah

Noun

langkah (first-person possessive langkahku, second-person possessive langkahmu, third-person possessive langkahnya)

1. step:
   1. pace: an advance or movement made from one foot to the other.
   2. the space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running.
   3. a distinct part of a process; stage; phase.

      Synonyms: bagian, tahap

2. measure, action

   Synonyms: sikap, tindakan

3. (engineering) stroke, cycle, phase

   motor dua langkah ― two-stroke engine

Synonyms

• (stroke, cycle, phase): tak
• (stroke, cycle, phase): lejang (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• berlangkah
• kelangkahan
• melangkah
• melangkahi
• melangkahkan
• pelangkah
• pelangkahan
• perlangkahan
• selangkah
• terlangkahkan

 

• langkah baik
• langkah baru
• langkah buruk
• langkah hidup
• langkah kaki
• langkah kanan
• langkah kidal
• langkah kiri
• langkah kuda
• langkah lama
• langkah maju
• langkah seribu
• langkah serong
• langkah silang
• langkah sumbang
• langkah tegap
• langkah tersentak

 

Further reading

• “langkah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkaq (compare Niuean laka, Samoan laʻa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laŋkah/
• Rhymes: -aŋkah, -kah, -ah

Verb

langkah (Jawi spelling لڠکه)

1. to step

   Mengajar anak melangkah.

   Teach the child to step (walk).

2. to pass over

Noun

langkah (Jawi spelling لڠکه, plural langkah-langkah, informal 1st possessive langkahku, 2nd possessive langkahmu, 3rd possessive langkahnya)

1. step

Further reading

• “langkah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkaq.

Noun

langkah

1. step