anak kunci

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”).

anak kunci (plural anak-anak kunci)

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

   Synonyms: kunci, sosi

• “anak kunci”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

anak kunci (plural anak-anak kunci)

1. key