dini hari
Indonesian
Etymology
From earlier dina hari, from Javanese dina (“day”) + hari (“day”). Reanalyzed as dini (“early”) + hari (“day”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdinihari]
- Hyphenation: di‧ni‧ha‧ri
Noun
dini hari
- early day (3 a.m.–5 a.m.)
- early day (12 p.m.–3 a.m.)
- early day (1 a.m–4 a.m.)
Synonyms
- pagi buta
Further reading
- “dini hari” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.