Etymology

Puncak Jaya

Today it means: The highest mountain in Indonesia. Full definition →

Indonesian Puncak Jaya
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The story

  1. Indonesian · borrowed fromPuncak Jaya
  2. English todayPuncak Jaya

Unadapted borrowing from Indonesian Puncak Jaya (literally “Glorious Peak”).

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