bahu jalan
Indonesian
Etymology
From bahu + jalan. Literally, “road shoulder”.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌbahu ˈd͡ʒalan/ [ˌba.hu ˈd͡ʒa.lan]
- Rhymes: -alan
- Syllabification: ba‧hu ja‧lan
Noun
bahu jalan (plural bahu-bahu jalan)
- shoulder; hard shoulder; breakdown lane
- Synonym: jalur darurat
Further reading
- “bahu jalan”, 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 bahu + jalan. Literally, “road shoulder”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbahu ˈd͡ʒalan/ [ˌba.hu ˈd͡ʒa.lan]
- Rhymes: -alan
- Hyphenation: ba‧hu ja‧lan
Noun
bahu jalan (Jawi spelling باهو جالن, plural bahu-bahu jalan)
- shoulder; hard shoulder; breakdown lane
- Synonym: lorong kecemasan
Further reading
- “bahu jalan”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017