maneken

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch mannequin (or manneken).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [manəˈkɛn]
• Hyphenation: ma‧nê‧kèn

Noun

manêkèn (plural maneken-maneken)

1. mannequin:
   1. model of human body.
   2. (colloquial) a person who models clothes.

      Synonym: peragawati

Alternative forms

• manekin
• manikin

Synonyms

• boneka pakaian (Standard Malay)
• patung peraga

Further reading

• “maneken” 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.