hitung mundur

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of hitung (“count”) +‎ mundur (“backward”). Compare to French compte à rebours (“countdown”, literally “count by reverse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhitʊŋ ˈmʊndʊr/

Noun

hitung mundur (plural hitung-hitung mundur, first-person possessive hitung mundurku, second-person possessive hitung mundurmu, third-person possessive hitung mundurnya)

1. countdown: A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event.

Synonyms

• bilang menurun (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “hitung mundur” 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.