jalan buntu

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of jalan +‎ buntu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒa.lan ˈbʊn.tu/

Noun

jalan buntu (first-person possessive jalan buntuku, second-person possessive jalan buntumu, third-person possessive jalan buntunya)

1. (literal) dead end, cul-de-sac, blind alley.

   Synonym: kuldesak

2. (figurative) deadlock.

Further reading

• “jalan buntu” 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.