lubang hitam

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of lubang (“hole”) +‎ hitam (“black”), calque of English black hole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlubaŋ ˈhitam/

Noun

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

1. (astronomy) black hole.

Synonyms

• lohong hitam (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “lubang hitam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.