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)
- (literally) black goat
- (idiomatic) scapegoat
Further reading
- “kambing hitam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Idiom
kambing hitam
- black sheep