jalan buntu

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of jalan + buntu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒa.lan ˈbʊn.tu/

Noun

jalan buntu (first-person possessive jalan buntuku, second-person possessive jalan buntumu, third-person possessive jalan buntunya)

  1. (literal) dead end, cul-de-sac, blind alley.
    Synonym: kuldesak
  2. (figurative) deadlock.

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