bintang jatuh
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Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of bintang (“star”) + jatuh (“fall”), calque of Dutch vallende ster (literally “falling star”).
Noun
[edit]bintang jatuh (plural bintang-bintang jatuh)
- shooting star: a meteor, especially a streak of light in the night sky, caused by a meteoroid burning up as it enters the Earth’s atmosphere.