anak kunci

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Compound of anak +‎ kunci, inherited from Malay anak kunci, from Classical Malay انق كونچي (anak kunci). Compare to Khmer កូនសោ (koun sao, key, literally child + lock).

Noun

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anak kunci (first-person possessive anak kunciku, second-person possessive anak kuncimu, third-person possessive anak kuncinya)

  1. (dated) key, an object designed to open and close a lock.
    Synonyms: kunci, sosi

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Malay

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Noun

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anak kunci (plural anak-anak kunci, informal 1st possessive anak kunciku, 2nd possessive anak kuncimu, 3rd possessive anak kuncinya)

  1. key