anak emas
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of anak (“child”) + emas (“gold”). Ultimately a calque of English golden child.
Noun
anak emas (plural anak-anak emas)
Further reading
- “anak emas”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Calque of English golden child