lalu lintas

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of lalu (“to pass”) +‎ lintas (“cross”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌla.lu ˈlin.tas/

Noun

lalu lintas

1. traffic
   1. moving pedestrians or vehicles, or the flux or passage thereof
   2. commercial transportation or exchange of goods, or the movement of passengers or people
   3. exchange or flux of information, messages or data, as in a computer or telephone network

Derived terms

Affixations

• berlalu lintas
• perlalulintasan

 

Compounds

• lalu lintas giral

 

Further reading

• “lalu lintas” 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.