lampu lalu lintas

Indonesian

lampu lalu lintas

Etymology

Compound of lampu (“lamp”) +‎ lalu lintas (“traffic”), calque of Dutch verkeerslicht.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌlampu ˌlalu ˈlintas/ [ˌlam.pu ˌla.lu ˈlin̪.t̪as]
• Rhymes: -intas
• Syllabification: lam‧pu la‧lu lin‧tas

Noun

lampu lalu lintas (plural lampu-lampu lalu lintas)

1. (common, road transport) traffic light, stoplight

Synonyms

• alat pemberi isyarat lalu lintas, APILL (legal)
• bangjo
• lampu merah (colloquial)

Further reading

• “lampu lalu lintas”, 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