taman kanak-kanak

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of taman + kanak-kanak, from calque of German Kindergarten (kindergarten, literally garden of children).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaman ˈkanak̚ ˈkanak̚/
  • Hyphenation: ta‧man‧ka‧nak‧ka‧nak

Noun

taman kanak-kanak (first-person possessive taman kanak-kanakku, second-person possessive taman kanak-kanakmu, third-person possessive taman kanak-kanaknya)

  1. (education) kindergarten.

Usage notes

In Indonesia, taman kanak-kanak is used by kindergarten which is under supervision of Ministry of Education. Islamic kindergarten supervised by Ministry of Religious Affairs use raudatul athfal.

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Synonyms

Hypernyms

  • pendidikan anak usia dini

Further reading

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