kotak hitam

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kotak +‎ hitam, calque of English black box.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkotak ˈhitam/

Noun

kotak hitam (plural kotak-kotak hitam, first-person possessive kotak hitamku, second-person possessive kotak hitammu, third-person possessive kotak hitamnya)

1. black box

Synonyms

• peti hitam (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “kotak hitam” 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.