kabar angin
Indonesian
editEtymology
editCompound of kabar (“news”) + angin (“wind”), calque from Chinese 風聞/风闻 (“hearsay; rumor”, literally “wind news”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkabar angin (first-person possessive kabar anginku, second-person possessive kabar anginmu, third-person possessive kabar anginnya)
- rumor, rumour: a statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
- Synonyms: desas-desus, isu, kabar burung, rumor
Further reading
edit- “kabar angin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.