bom atom

Indonesian

Noun

bom atom (plural bom-bom atom)

1. (military) atomic bomb

Further reading

• “bom atom”, 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

Malay

Etymology

From bom (“bomb”) +‎ atom (“atom”).

Noun

bom atom (plural bom-bom atom or bom² atom)

1. atomic bomb
   • 2020 August 6, “Jepun memperingati 75 tahun pengeboman atom Hiroshima [Japan commemorates 75 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima]”, in Sinar Harian‎^[1]:

     Suasana hening seketika apabila semua yang hadir termasuk Perdana Menteri Shinzo Abe bertafakur pada jam 8.15 pagi waktu tempatan, iaitu waktu bom atom yang mengandungi uranium 'Little Boy' dijatuhkan pengebom AS meletup di Hiroshima pada 6 Ogos 1945.

     The moment fell silent as everyone in attendance, including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, paused in contemplation at 8:15 a.m. local time. This was the exact time when the atomic bomb, 'Little Boy,' containing uranium, was dropped and detonated by an American bomber in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.