kambing hitam

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kambing (“goat”) +‎ hitam (“black”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkambɪŋ ˈhitam]

Noun

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

  1. (literal) black goat
  2. (idiomatic) scapegoat

Further reading

Malay

Idiom

kambing hitam

  1. black sheep
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