mimpi buruk

Indonesian

Etymology

From mimpi (“dream”) +‎ buruk (“bad”), literally “bad dream”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌmimpi ˈburuk/ [ˌmim.pi ˈbu.rʊk̚]
• Rhymes: -uruk
• Syllabification: mim‧pi bu‧ruk

Noun

mimpi buruk (plural mimpi-mimpi buruk)

1. nightmare

Further reading

• “mimpi buruk”, 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