Arktika

Estonian

Proper noun

Arktika

1. Arctic

Indonesian

Etymology

From English Arctic, from Middle French artique (with -c- reintroduced after Latin in the 17th century), from Latin arcticus, from Ancient Greek ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “northern, of the (Great) Bear”), from ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear, Ursa Major”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ar(k)ˈtika]
• Hyphenation: Ark‧ti‧ka

Noun

Arktika (uncountable)

1. (geography) Arctic: The region of the Earth above the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole.

Alternative forms

• Artik (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “Arktika” 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.