kaki langit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Compound of kaki (“foot”) + langit (“sky”), from Malay kaki langit. Compare to Khmer ជើងមេឃ (cəəng meik, “horizon”, literally “sky foot”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kaki langit (plural kaki-kaki langit, first-person possessive kaki langitku, second-person possessive kaki langitmu, third-person possessive kaki langitnya)
- horizon, skysill, skyline: the visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.
- Synonyms: batas pemandangan, cakrawala, horizon, tepi langit, ufuk
Further reading edit
- “kaki langit” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.