jalan buntu
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of jalan + buntu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒalan ˈbʊntu]
Noun
jalan buntu (first-person possessive jalan buntuku, second-person possessive jalan buntumu, third-person possessive jalan buntunya)
- (literally) dead end, cul-de-sac, blind alley.
- Synonym: kuldesak
- (figuratively) deadlock.
Further reading
- “jalan buntu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.