tarkas

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tarkas, from Persian ترکش (tarkaš, “quiver”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtarkas/
• Hyphenation: tar‧kas
• Rhymes: -kas, -as, -s

Noun

tarkas (plural tarkas-tarkas)

1. quiver: A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.

Alternative forms

• tarkasy

References

1. Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

Further reading

• “tarkas” 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.