bulan sabit

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bulan sabit. Compound of bulan +‎ sabit.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌbulan ˈsabit/ [ˌbu.lan ˈsa.bɪt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -abit
• Syllabification: bu‧lan sa‧bit

Noun

bulan sabit (plural bulan-bulan sabit)

1. crescent: The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.

Further reading

• “bulan sabit”, 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

Compound of bulan (“moon”) +‎ sabit (“sickle”), literally “sickle moon”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Southern Peninsular Malaysia) IPA^(key): /ˌbulan ˈsabet/ [ˌbu.lan ˈsa.bet̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -abet, -et

• (Standard Literary) IPA^(key): /ˌbulan ˈsabit/ [ˌbu.lan ˈsa.bit̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -abit, -it
• Hyphenation: bu‧lan sa‧bit

Noun

bulan sabit (plural bulan-bulan sabit or bulan² sabit)

1. crescent: The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.

Adjective

bulan sabit (comparative lebih bulan sabit, superlative paling bulan sabit)

1. crescent: Shaped like a crescent.

Derived terms

Compounds

• roti bulan sabit

Descendants

• > Indonesian: bulan sabit (inherited)

Further reading

• "bulan sabit" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017