kencan buta
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of kencan (“date”) + buta (“blind”), calque of English blind date.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kənˈt͡ʃan ˈbuta/
Noun
kencan buta (first-person possessive kencan butaku, second-person possessive kencan butamu, third-person possessive kencan butanya)
- blind date: a date (romantic meeting) between two people who have never met before.
Further reading
- “kencan buta” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.