meja hijau

Indonesian

A court with meja hijau

Etymology

Compound of meja (“table; desk”) +‎ hijau (“green”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛd͡ʒa ˈhid͡ʒau̯]

Noun

meja hijau (first-person possessive meja hijauku, second-person possessive meja hijaumu, third-person possessive meja hijaunya)

1. (literal) green desk, green table.
2. (figurative) court

   Synonyms: mahkamah, pengadilan

Derived terms

• dimejahijaukan
• memejahijaukan

 

Further reading

• “meja hijau” 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.