kaki langit
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of kaki (“foot”) + langit (“sky”), from Malay kaki langit. Compare to Khmer ជើងមេឃ (cəəng meik, “horizon”, literally “sky foot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaki ˈlaŋɪt/
Noun
kaki langit (plural kaki-kaki langit)
- horizon, skysill, skyline: the visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance
Further reading
- “kaki langit”, 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
Compound of kaki (“foot”) + langit (“sky”). Compare Khmer ជើងមេឃ (cəəng meik, “horizon”, literally “sky foot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ka.ki la.ŋet]
Noun
kaki langit (Jawi spelling کاکي لاڠيت)
Further reading
- “kaki langit”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017